moth

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Koncepcje

ćma

mól

motyl nocny

motyl

ćmy

Synonimy

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

Tłumaczenia

polilla

Motte

tarma

falena

Nachtfalter

mariposa

🦋

mite

arna

mot

papillon de nuit

nachtvlinder

phalène

uiltje

traça

güve

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/mɒθ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: moth

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: moþþe

Pokrewny z fryzyjski saterlandzki: Motte

Pokrewny z zachodniofryzyjski: mot

Pokrewny z niderlandzki: mot

Pokrewny z niemiecki: Motte

Pokrewny z szwedzki: 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”).