moth

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

mot

nachtvlinder

uiltje

uil

🦉

kapel

vlinder

🦋

vlinders

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

Motte

polilla

tarma

falena

Nachtfalter

mite

mariposa

🦋

arna

papillon de nuit

phalène

güve

traça

عثة

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɒθ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: moth

Overgenomen van Oudengels: moþþe

Verwant aan Saterfries: Motte

Verwant aan Fries: mot

Verwant aan Nederlands: mot

Verwant aan Duits: Motte

Verwant aan Zweeds: 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”).