Contionary:melkorm
Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmʲelkʊrm/
Etymology
From an Indo-European substrate language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel ("soft", "weak", "tender"). Cf. Romanian melc Welsh malwod ("snails"), Latin mollis ("soft"), Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”) + native wórm ("worm").
Folk etymology commonly analyses it as mílk ("milk") + wórm ("worm").
Noun
² mélkorm n.m. hard stem
- snail
Declension
declension of mélkorm (mh declension) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mélkorm | mélkorman | mélkorms | mélkormas |
genitive | mílkurms | mílkurmes | mílkurme | mílkurmse |
dative | mélkorm | mélkormum | mélkormą | mélkormę |