Regenwurm
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German regenwurm, from Old High German reganwurm, from Proto-Germanic . 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
Noun
Regenwurm m (strong, genitive Regenwurmes or Regenwurms, plural Regenwürmer)
Declension
Declension of Regenwurm
| 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.