Old English · noun
græshoppa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈɡræsˌxop.pɑ/[ˈɡræsˌhop.pɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈɡræs · ˌxop · pɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- grasshoppergrasshoplocust
Meaning
-
grasshopper, locust
[…] [I] am shaken off like a locust […]
9th century, Vespasian Psalter […] āsċecen [iċ] eam swē swē gershoppe […]
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | græshoppa | græshoppan |
| Accusative | græshoppan | græshoppan |
| Genitive | græshoppan | græshoppena |
| Dative | græshoppan | græshoppum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From græs (“grass”) + *hoppa (“hopper”). Compare Old High German hewispranga, literally meaning "hay jumper."
Descendants
grasshop, grasshopper
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