daggmask

Swedish

en daggmask

Etymology

dagg (“dew”) +‎ mask (“worm”), used since 1753 in the current sense (Lumbricus terrestris), but earlier of other worms and snails (without a shell), compare English dewsnail.

Noun

daggmask c

1. an earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)

Declension

Declension of daggmask

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	daggmask	daggmasks
	definite	daggmasken	daggmaskens
plural	indefinite	daggmaskar	daggmaskars
	definite	daggmaskarna	daggmaskarnas

Synonyms

• metmask
• regnmask

References

• daggmask in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• daggmask in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)