lobster
English
/ˈlɒb.stə/, /ˈlɑb.stɚ/
adj
Definitions
- red-colored, especially from a sunburn.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lopster inherited from Old English loppestre (lobster, spider-like creature) derived from Latin locusta (lobster, locust, crustacean) derived from Old English lobbe affix from English lop (flea).
Origin
English
lop
Gloss
flea
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alop English
- back English
- boat English
- lobsterback English
- lobsterboat English
- lobsterer English
- lobsterette English
- lobsterish English
- lobsterlike English
- lobsterling English
- lobsterman English
- lobsterscope English
- lobsterwoman English
- lobstery English
- lop English
- lop-eared English
- lopper English
- loppy English
- lopseed English
- lopt English
- slipper English
- slipper lobster English
- lacusta Latin
- locusta Latin
- aragosta Italian
- locusta Italian
- langouste French
- лобстер Russian
- lobbe Old English
- loppestre Old English
- lob Middle English
- locuste Middle English
- loppe Middle English
- lopster Middle English
- locuste Middle French
- לובסטר Hebrew (modern)
- 蝗蟲 Chinese