Ohrworm in Low German

Pronunciation: /ɔu̯ɾvɔ͡ɐm/

noun

Syllabication: Ohr·worm

Plural: Ohrwörm m de Ohrworm Western group, Westphalian, North Low Saxon, Märkisch, Pomeranian

Plural: Ohrwörmer m de Ohrworm Westphalian, Märkisch

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name of species

Low Saxon:

Dermaptera: Grupp von Insekten

English:

earwig

Dutch:

oorworm

German:

Ohrwurm

Ohrenkneifer

image illustrating the submeaning

Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 us

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Ohr + Worm

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