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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative daggmask daggmasken daggmaskar daggmaskarna
Genitive daggmasks daggmaskens daggmaskars daggmaskarnas

Synonyms
  • metmask
  • regnmask

References
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