Old English · noun

ceafor

Normalised ċeafor

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.for/
[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.vor]
Syllables: ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑ · for (2 syllables)
Modern English: chafer beetle

Meaning

beetle

Declension

Declension of ceafor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ċeafor	ċeaforas
Accusative	ċeafor	ċeaforas
Genitive	ċeafores	ċeafora
Dative	ċeafore	ċeaforum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kafr, a variant of *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with Old High German kefur, kefar (“beetle”) (whence modern German Käfer (“beetle”)).

Descendants

chafer

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