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Old English · noun

leafwyrm

Normalised lēafwyrm

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈlæ͜ɑːfˌwyrm/
[ˈlæ͜ɑːvˌwyrˠm]
Syllables
ˈlæ͜ɑːf · ˌwyrm (2 syllables)
Modern English
caterpillarleafworm

Meaning

  1. caterpillar

Declension

Declension of leafwyrm
SingularPlural
Nominative lēafwyrmlēafwyrmas
Accusative lēafwyrmlēafwyrmas
Genitive lēafwyrmeslēafwyrma
Dative lēafwyrmelēafwyrmum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From lēaf (“leaf”) + wyrm (“worm”).

Descendants

leafworm

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