Old English · noun
wæpenwifestre
Normalised wǣpenwīfestre
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwæː.penˌwiː.fes.tre/[ˈwæː.penˌwiː.ves.tre]
- Syllables
- ˈwæː · pen · ˌwiː · fes · tre (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- hermaphrodite
Meaning
-
hermaphrodite
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wǣpenwīfestre | wǣpenwīfestran |
| Accusative | wǣpenwīfestran | wǣpenwīfestran |
| Genitive | wǣpenwīfestran | wǣpenwīfestrena |
| Dative | wǣpenwīfestran | wǣpenwīfestrum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From wǣpen (“penis”, literally “weapon”) + wīf (“woman”) + -estre (“-ster”), literally "phallused woman"
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