moth

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
2. (figuratively) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.

Verb

To hunt for moths.

Concepts

mite

papillon de nuit

phalène

papillon

🦋

teigne

papillon nocturne

mites

hétérocère

hétérocères

lépidoptère

nocturne

Synonymes

butterfly

🦋

miller

moths

butterflies

insect

beetle

🪲

fly

✈️

bug

🐛

silkworm moth

kind of insect

clothes’ moth

xbutterfly

butterfly moth

true butterfly

true butterflies

butterfly moths

Lepidopter

borer

clothes-moth

grub

lepidopteran

mahogany

mole

bagworm

Traductions

polilla

Motte

tarma

falena

Nachtfalter

mariposa

🦋

mot

arna

nachtvlinder

güve

uiltje

traça

papilio

🦋

tignola

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɒθ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: moth

Hérité de ancien anglais: moþþe

Appartenant à saterlandais: Motte

Appartenant à frison occidental: mot

Appartenant à néerlandais: mot

Appartenant à allemand: Motte

Appartenant à suédois: mott

In summary

From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“any destructive insect larva”), from Proto-West Germanic *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-Germanic *muþþô, *muttô (“moth, worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Motte (“moth”), West Frisian mot (“moth”), Dutch mot (“moth”), German Low German Motte, Mott (“moth”), German Motte (“moth”), Swedish mott (“moth”) and Norwegian Nynorsk mott (“moth”).