moth

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

mot

nachtvlinder

silkworm moth

kind of insect

clothes’ moth

xbutterfly

butterfly moth

true butterfly

true butterflies

butterfly moths

Lepidopter

clothes-moth

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɒθ/

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”).