græshoppa

Old English

Alternative forms

gærshoppa

Etymology

From græs (“grass”) +‎ *hoppa (“hopper”). Compare Old High German hewispranga, literally meaning "hay jumper."

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡræsˌxop.pɑ/, [ˈɡræsˌhop.pɑ]

Noun

græshoppa m

grasshopper, locust

Declension

Declension of græshoppa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	græshoppa	græshoppan
accusative	græshoppan	græshoppan
genitive	græshoppan	græshoppena
dative	græshoppan	græshoppum

Synonyms

græsstapa

Descendants

English: grasshop, grasshopper

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