Old English · noun
buterfleoge
Normalised buterflēoge
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbu.terˌfle͜oː.ɡe/[ˈbu.terˌfle͜oː.ɣe]
- Syllables
- ˈbu · ter · ˌfle͜oː · ɡe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- butterfly
Meaning
-
butterfly
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | buterflēoge | buterflēogan |
| Accusative | buterflēogan | buterflēogan |
| Genitive | buterflēogan | buterflēogena |
| Dative | buterflēogan | buterflēogum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From butere (“butter”) + flēoge (“fly”).
Descendants
butterfly
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