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]
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  • Hyphenation: Re‧gen‧wurm

Noun

Regenwurm m (strong, genitive Regenwurmes or Regenwurms, plural Regenwürmer)

  1. earthworm

Declension

Declension of Regenwurm [masculine, strong]
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 rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Regenwurm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Regenwurm” in Duden online
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