Regenwurm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German regenwurm, from Old High German reganwurm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as Regen (“rain”) +‎ Wurm (“worm”), so called because of the animal’s habit of surfacing after rainfall. Cognate with Old English reġnwyrm, whence English rainworm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreːɡənˌvʊrm/, [ˈʁeːɡŋ̍ˌʋʊɐ̯m]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Regenwurm m (genitive Regenwurms or Regenwurmes, plural Regenwürmer)

  1. earthworm

Declension
Declension of Regenwurm
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Regenwurm die Regenwürmer
genitive eines des Regenwurmes,
Regenwurms		 der Regenwürmer
dative einem dem Regenwurm,
Regenwurme1		 den Regenwürmern
accusative einen den Regenwurm die Regenwürmer
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.