Old English · noun
hreaþemus
Normalised hreaþemūs
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈxræ͜ɑ.θeˌmuːs/[ˈr̥æ͜ɑ.ðeˌmuːs]
- Syllables
- ˈxræ͜ɑ · θe · ˌmuːs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- mammalbatflying
Meaning
-
bat (flying mammal)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hreaþemūs | hreaþemȳs |
| Accusative | hreaþemūs | hreaþemȳs |
| Genitive | hreaþemȳshreaþemūse | hreaþemūsa |
| Dative | hreaþemȳs | hreaþemūsum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
Origin obscure. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *hraþamūs (literally “fleet-mouse, swift-mouse”), equivalent to hræd + mūs. Compare Old Saxon hradamūs (“bat”), Old High German rodamūs (“bat”). Alternatively, first element from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to shake, wave around”), related to Tocharian A kru (“reed”), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (“to move”); second element from mūs (“mouse”).
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