daggmask

Swedish

Etymology

dagg (“dew”) +‎ mask (“worm”), used since 1753 in the current sense (Lumbricus terrestris), but earlier of other worms and snails (without a shell), compare English dewsnail.

Noun

daggmask c

  1. an earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)

Declension

Declension of daggmask
nominative genitive
singular indefinite daggmask daggmasks
definite daggmasken daggmaskens
plural indefinite daggmaskar daggmaskars
definite daggmaskarna daggmaskarnas

Synonyms

  • metmask
  • regnmask

References

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