Engerling
See also: engerling
German
Etymology
From Middle High German engerlinc, from Old High German engiring (10th c.), diminutive of angar ‘large larva’ (compare modern dialectal Anger, Inger), from Proto-Germanic *angaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-ir- (compare Lithuanian ungurỹs ‘eel’, ánkštara, inkstìras ‘pimple; tapeworm’, Albanian thnegël ‘ant’).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋəʁlɪŋ/, [ˈʔɛŋɐlɪŋ]
Audio (file)
Noun
Engerling m (genitive Engerlings, plural Engerlinge)
- white, dirt-dwelling maggot of the cockchafer or botfly
Declension
Declension of Engerling
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Engerling | die | Engerlinge |
| genitive | eines | des | Engerlings | der | Engerlinge |
| dative | einem | dem | Engerling | den | Engerlingen |
| accusative | einen | den | Engerling | die | Engerlinge |
Descendants
- → Dutch: engerling
Further reading
- Engerling in Duden online
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