Old English · noun
læcefinger
Normalised lǣċefinger
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌfin.ɡer/[ˈlæː.t͡ʃeˌfiŋ.ɡer]
- Syllables
- ˈlæː · t͡ʃe · ˌfin · ɡer (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- leech-fingerlittle fingerring fingerfinger
Meaning
-
ring finger
-
little finger
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lǣċefinger | lǣċefingras |
| Accusative | lǣċefinger | lǣċefingras |
| Genitive | lǣċefingres | lǣċefingra |
| Dative | lǣċefingre | lǣċefingrum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From lǣċe (“leech, physician”) + finger (“finger”), possibly as a calque of Latin digitus medicus.
Descendants
leech-finger
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