Old English · noun

maþa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈmɑ.θɑ/
[ˈmɑ.ðɑ]
Syllables: ˈmɑ · θɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: worm maggot

Meaning

worm; maggot

Declension

Declension of maþa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	maþa	maþan
Accusative	maþan	maþan
Genitive	maþan	maþena
Dative	maþan	maþum

All forms (4)

maþa
maþan
maþena
maþum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maþō, from Proto-Germanic *maþô, from Proto-Indo-European *mat-, *mot-, used for insects and vermin. Cognate with Old Saxon maðo (Dutch made (“maggot, worm”)), Old High German mado (German Made (“maggot”)), Gothic (maþa); Old Norse had the diminutive form maðkr (dialectal English mawk; compare also maddock). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Armenian մաթիլ (matʻil, “small louse”).

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