Old English · noun
loppestre
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlop.pes.tre/
- Syllables
- ˈlop · pes · tre (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- lobster
Meaning
-
lobster
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | loppestre | loppestran |
| Accusative | loppestran | loppestran |
| Genitive | loppestran | loppestrena |
| Dative | loppestran | loppestrum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Possibly a corruption of Latin locusta (“lobster, locust”) + the Old English feminine agent suffix -estre; or from lobbe, loppe (“spider”) + the feminine agent suffix -estre, equivalent to lop + -ster.
Descendants
lobster
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