moth
English
/mɒθ/, /mɔθ/, /mɑθ/, /məʊt/, /moʊt/
noun
Definitions
- A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- (figurative) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
Etymology
Derived from Old English moþþe (moth).
Origin
Old English
moþþe
Gloss
moth
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mothman English
- bag English
- bagmoth English
- ball English
- bud English
- budmoth English
- demothball English
- fish English
- fishmoth English
- hawk English
- hawkmoth English
- hunter English
- man English
- micromoth English
- moth-hunter English
- mothball English
- mothballer English
- mothbally English
- mothlike English
- mothproof English
- mothproofer English
- mothwing English
- mothy English
- mottephobia English
- silk English
- silkmoth English
- unmothball English
- web English
- webmoth English
- wing English
- Kleidermotte German
- Lauchmotte German
- Motte German
- Mottenkugel German
- Mottenschildlaus German
- einmotten German
- mottenzerfressen German
- keldermot Dutch, Flemish
- mot Dutch, Flemish
- motten Dutch, Flemish
- mottenbal Dutch, Flemish
- mottig Dutch, Flemish
- steenmot Dutch, Flemish
- stippelmot Dutch, Flemish
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- moþfreten Old English
- moþþe Old English
- motte Middle Dutch
- motte Middle High German
- Matt Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *moþþā gmw-pro
- mutte Middle Low German