Feminine

mot

Meaning

butterfly-like insect: moth (usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɔt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch motte, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō, perhaps related to *muggju (“mosquito, midge”), or *maþō (“worm”). Cognate to English moth, German Motte.

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