lirfa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪrva/
  • Rhymes: -ɪrva

Noun

lirfa f (genitive singular lirfu, nominative plural lirfur)

  1. larva, caterpillar

Declension

Declension of lirfa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lirfa lirfan lirfur lirfurnar
accusative lirfu lirfuna lirfur lirfurnar
dative lirfu lirfunni lirfum lirfunum
genitive lirfu lirfunnar lirfa, lirfna lirfanna, lirfnanna

Derived terms

  • bandormslirfa (cysticercus, bladder worm, measle)
  • fiðrildislirfuhúðbólga (caterpillar dermatitis)
  • flatormalirfa (miracidium)
  • lirfu- (larval)
  • lirfueyðir (larvicide)
  • lirfugleypir (ruffe, pope)
  • lirfuskeiðslenging (neoteny, neotaenia)
  • lirfuskeiðstímgun (pedogenesis, paedogenesis)
  • lirfustig agða (redia)
  • lirfuvatnsmygla (Saprolegnia ferax)