moth

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
2. 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

nocturne

papillon nocturne

lépidoptère

mites

hétérocère

hétérocères

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɒθ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“moth”), 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”).