earthworm

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A worm that lives in the ground.
2. A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
3. (figuratively) A contemptible person; a groveller.

Sinonieme

worm

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dew worm

red worm

angleworm

rain-worm

nightwalker

crawler

nightcrawler

wiggler

intestinal worm

fishworm

fishing worm

toad

greds worm

rainworm

larva

grub

groundworm

durable

earth-worm

stomach worm

dewworm

Vertalings

ver de terre

Regenwurm

lombric

lombriz

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lombrico

aardworm

lombriz de tierra

minhoca

regenworm

lumbricus

gusano

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pier

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cuc de terra

ver

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: erthe-worm

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Äidwurm

Verwante met Fries: ierdwjirm

Verwante met Nederlands: aardworm

Verwante met Duits: Erdwurm

In summary

From Middle English erthe-worm, erþe-worm, erþe worm (also as worm of þe erthe, worm of þe erþe), equivalent to earth + worm. Compare Saterland Frisian Äidwurm (“earthworm”), West Frisian ierdwjirm (“earthworm”), Dutch aardworm (“earthworm”), less common German Erdwurm (“earthworm”).