daggmask

Swedish

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	daggmask	daggmasken	daggmaskar	daggmaskarna
Genitive	daggmasks	daggmaskens	daggmaskars	daggmaskarnas

Synonyms

• metmask
• regnmask

References

• daggmask in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• daggmask in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)