moth
English
Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#MOTHCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#MOTH moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#MOTHCategory:English terms derived from Old English#MOTH moþþe, mohþe, mohþa (“any destructive insect larva”), from Proto-West GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#MOTHCategory:English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#MOTH *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MOTHCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MOTH *muþþô, *muttô (“moth, worm”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MOTH *mutn-, *mut- (“worm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Motte (“moth”), West Frisian mot (“moth”), Dutch mot (“moth”), German Low German Motte, Mott (“moth”), German Motte (“moth”), Swedish mott (“moth”) and Norwegian Nynorsk mott (“moth”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɒθ/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOTHCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTH
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MOTHAudio (UK): (file) - (General American) enPR: môth, IPA(key): /mɔθ/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOTHCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTH
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /mɑθ/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOTHCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTH, enPR: mŏth
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MOTHAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒθ, -ɔːθCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒθ#MOTHCategory:Rhymes:English/ɒθ/1 syllable#MOTHCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔːθ#MOTHCategory:Rhymes:English/ɔːθ/1 syllable#MOTH
Noun
moth (plural moths)Category:English lemmas#MOTHCategory:English nouns#MOTHCategory:English countable nouns#MOTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTHCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
- Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7:
- Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.Category:English terms with quotations#MOTH
- (figurative) Anything that gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Species of moths
- acorn moth (Blastobasis glandulellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Blastobasis%20glandulella and Cydia splendanaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cydia%20splendana)
- ailanthus mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#ailanthus%20moth (Atteva aureaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Atteva%20aurea)
- alder moth
- almond moth (Cadra cautellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cadra%20cautella)
- almond tree leaf skeletoniser mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#almond%20tree%20leaf%20skeletoniser%20moth, almond tree leaf skeletonizer mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#almond%20tree%20leaf%20skeletonizer%20moth (Aglaope infaustaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Aglaope%20infausta)
- American chestnut mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#American%20chestnut%20moth (Ectoedemia castaneaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Ectoedemia%20castaneae)
- Angoumois moth (Sitotroga cerealellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Sitotroga%20cerealella)
- antbed parrot moth (Trisyntopa scatophagaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Trisyntopa%20scatophaga)
- antler moth (Charaeas graminisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Charaeas%20graminis)
- apple moth*
- arcigera flower moth (Schinia arcigeraCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Schinia%20arcigera)
- arctic woolly bear mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#arctic%20woolly%20bear%20moth (Gynaephora groenlandicaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Gynaephora%20groenlandica)
- arge moth
- aspen leaf blotch miner moth
- Atlas moth (Attacus atlasCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Attacus%20atlas)
- autumnal mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#autumnal%20moth (Epirrita autumnataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Epirrita%20autumnata)
- bag mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#bag%20moth (Psychidae spp.)
- bagworm mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#bagworm%20moth (Psychidae spp)
- Baphomet moth
- bee moth*
- bell mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#bell%20moth* (Tortricidae spp., Archips rosaceanaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Archips%20rosaceana)
- black-arched moth (Lymantria monachaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Lymantria%20monacha)
- black moth*
- bogong moth (Agrotis infusaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Agrotis%20infusa)
- book mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#book%20moth
- box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cydalima%20perspectalis)
- Brahmin moth
- brimstone mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#brimstone%20moth (Opisthograptis luteolataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Opisthograptis%20luteolata)
- brown-tailed mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#brown-tailed%20moth, brown-tail moth, browntail mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#browntail%20moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoeaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Euproctis%20chrysorrhoea)
- buck mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#buck%20moth (Hemileuca maiaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Hemileuca%20maia)
- bud moth (Spilonota ocellanaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Spilonota%20ocellana)
- buffalo mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#buffalo%20moth* (Anthrenus spp., Attagenus spp.)
- buff-tip mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#buff-tip%20moth (Phalera bucephalaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Phalera%20bucephala)
- bumblebee moth*
- burdock seedhead mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#burdock%20seedhead%20moth (Metzneria lappellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Metzneria%20lappella)
- burnet companion mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#burnet%20companion%20moth (Euclidia glyphicaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Euclidia%20glyphica)
- burnet moth* (Zygaenidae spp.)
- cabbage moth (Plutella xylostellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Plutella%20xylostella)
- cacao mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#cacao%20moth (Ephestia elutellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Ephestia%20elutella)
- cactus moth
- carpet moth (Tinea pellionella)
- case mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#case%20moth (Coleophoridae spp.)
- cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropiaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Hyalophora%20cecropia)
- chestnut clearwing moth
- chocolate moth (Cadra cautellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cadra%20cautella)
- cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Tyria%20jacobaeae)
- clearwing mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#clearwing%20moth (Sesiidae spp. and Hemaris spp.)
- clothes moth (Tineidae spp.)
- clothing moth*
- codlin moth, codling moth (Cydia pomonellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Cydia%20pomonella)
- comet mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#comet%20moth (Argema mittreiCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Argema%20mittrei)
- common clothes moth
- concealer mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#concealer%20moth (Oecophoridae spp.)
- cork moth
- corn borer mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#corn%20borer%20moth (Pyrausta nubilalisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Pyrausta%20nubilalis)
- corn moth (Tinea granellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Tinea%20granella)
- cosmet moth
- cotton leafworm mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#cotton%20leafworm%20moth (Alabama argillaceaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Alabama%20argillacea)
- cotton mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#cotton%20moth (Alabama argillaceaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Alabama%20argillacea)
- crotalaria moth (Utetheisa lotrixCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Utetheisa%20lotrix)
- cup moth* (Limacodidae spp.)
- currant mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#currant%20moth (Eupithecia assimilataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Eupithecia%20assimilata, Abraxas grossulariataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Abraxas%20grossulariata)
- currant-shoot mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#currant-shoot%20moth (Incurvaria capitellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Incurvaria%20capitella)
- cutworm moth*
- cynthia mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#cynthia%20moth (Samia cynthiaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Samia%20cynthia)
- dagger moth* (Acronicta spp.)
- dart mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#dart%20moth (Agrotis spp.)
- day-moth* (AgaristinaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (subfamily)#Agaristinae spp.)
- death's head moth (AcherontiaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)#Acherontia spp.)
- diamond-back mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#diamond-back%20moth, diamondback moth (Plutella xylostellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Plutella%20xylostella)
- dot mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#dot%20moth (Melanchra persicariaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Melanchra%20persicariae)
- drinker moth
- emperor moth* (Saturniinae spp.)
- ermine moth* (Yponomeutidae spp.)
- European grapevine moth, grapevine moth
- false owlet moth
- ficus tussock moth
- flour moth*
- flower moth*
- fox moth*
- fungus moth
- geometer moth*, geometrid moth* (Geometridae spp.)
- ghost moth* (Hepialus humuliCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Hepialus%20humuli, Hepialidae spp.)
- giant leopard moth
- giant peacock moth
- gipsy mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#gipsy%20moth, gypsy moth (Lymantria disparCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Lymantria%20dispar)
- goat moth
- gold moth
- gooseberry-mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#gooseberry-moth
- grass moth
- hag moth (Phobetron pitheciumCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Phobetron%20pithecium)
- harnessed moth
- hawkmoth, hawk-mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#hawk-moth, hawk moth*
- herald moth
- honeycomb moth (Galleria mellonella)
- honeydew moth
- hummingbird moth (Hemaris thysbeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Hemaris%20thysbe)
- imperial moth
- Indian meal moth
- Indianmeal moth
- io moth, Io moth
- kitten mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#kitten%20moth
- laced day-moth
- lackey moth
- lappet moth
- Laysan hedyleptan moth
- leafroller moth*, leaf roller moth
- leek moth
- leopard moth
- lichen moth
- light brown apple moth
- litter moth
- lobster moth
- luna moth
- magpie moth*
- many-plumed moth
- meal moth
- Mediterranean flour moth
- mesquite looper moth
- mesquite stinger moth
- mesquite webworm moth
- metalmark moth
- miller moth*
- mill moth
- mint moth
- moon moth
- Mother Shipton mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Mother%20Shipton%20moth (Callistege miCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Callistege%20mi)
- mouse mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#mouse%20moth (Amphipyra tragopoginisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Amphipyra%20tragopoginis)
- night moth (Noctuidae)
- northern scurfy Quaker moth
- November moth (Epirrita dilutataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Epirrita%20dilutata)
- nun moth
- oak processionary moth
- ochre-winged hag mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#ochre-winged%20hag%20moth (Lithacodes fasciolaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Lithacodes%20fasciola)
- oleander moth
- olive moth
- orache moth
- Oriental fruit moth
- oriental leafworm mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#oriental%20leafworm%20moth
- owlet moth* (Noctuidae spp.)
- owl moth*
- pale November mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#pale%20November%20moth
- Pandora sphinx mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Pandora%20sphinx%20moth
- pantry moth
- parsnip moth
- pasture day moth (Apina callistoCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Apina%20callisto)
- peach fruit moth
- peacock moth
- pea moth
- pear leaf blister mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#pear%20leaf%20blister%20moth
- peppered moth
- Pernyi moth
- Picasso moth
- Pikachu moth
- pitch moth
- plantain moth
- plume moth
- polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
- potato moth
- privet hawk moth
- processionary mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#processionary%20moth
- prominent moth
- pug-mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#pug-moth
- puss moth
- pyralid moth
- rabbit moth
- raisin moth
- regal moth
- rice moth
- rosy marsh moth
- royal walnut moth
- rustic moth
- salt marsh moth
- satin mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#satin%20moth
- scallop moth
- scribbly gum moth
- sea moth
- seed moth
- sequoia pitch moth
- shipton mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#shipton%20moth
- short-cloaked mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#short-cloaked%20moth
- silkmoth*
- silkworm moth
- silver moth
- skiff mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#skiff%20moth (Prolimacodes badiaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Prolimacodes%20badia)
- slug moth* (Limacodidae spp.)
- snout moth
- South American bollworm moth
- southern flannel mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#southern%20flannel%20moth
- sphinx moth
- spongy moth
- Sri Lankan tussar silk moth
- summer fruit tortrix mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#summer%20fruit%20tortrix%20moth
- sunflower moth
- sunset moth
- swallow-tailed mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#swallow-tailed%20moth
- swift moth
- tapestry moth (Tinea pellionella)
- teak moth
- tiger moth* (Arctiidae spp.)
- tobacco moth (Ephestia elutellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Ephestia%20elutella)
- tomato moth
- tree lucerne moth
- tropical warehouse moth
- turnip moth
- turpentine moth
- tussock moth* (Lymantriinae spp.)
- twirler moth
- unicorn mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#unicorn%20moth (Schizura unicornisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Schizura%20unicornis)
- vampire moth
- vaporer moth
- veneer moth
- vine-moth, vine moth
- V moth
- Washington udea moth
- wasp moth
- waterlily leafcutter moth
- wax moth*
- webbing clothes moth
- webmoth, web moth*
- webworm moth
- wheat mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#wheat%20moth
- white-fringed pyrausta moth
- wine moth* (OinophilaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)#Oinophila spp.)
- winter moth (Operophtera brumataCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Operophtera%20brumata)
- witch moth* (ThermesiiniCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (tribe)#Thermesiini spp.)
- wool moth
- yellow-shouldered slug mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#yellow-shouldered%20slug%20moth (Lithacodes fasciolaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Lithacodes%20fasciola)
- Y mothCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Y%20moth (Autographa gammaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Autographa%20gamma)
- yucca moth (Tegeticula yuccasellaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Tegeticula%20yuccasella)
* Entries with derived terms containing moth.
Derived terms
- bagmoth
- budmoth
- fishmoth
- like a moth to a flame, like a moth to flame, like a moth to the flame
- macromoth
- micromoth
- mothball, moth-ball, moth ball
- moth blightCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20blight (AleurodesCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)#Aleurodes spp. or Aleurodidae spp.)
- moth borerCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20borer
- moth butterfly (Liphyra brassolisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Liphyra%20brassolis)
- moth-eaten
- mothed
- moth-er, mother#Etymology 5
- moth flower
- moth fly* (Psychodidae spp.)
- moth freckle
- moth-fretted, moth-fretten
- moth gnatCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20gnat* (Psychodidae spp.)
- moth hawkCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20hawk* (Caprimulgidae spp.)
- moth-hunter
- moth hunterCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20hunter* (Caprimulgidae spp.)
- mothicide
- moth lacewing (Ithonidae spp.)
- mothless
- mothlike, moth-like
- Mothman
- moth midgeCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20midge* (Psychodidae spp.)
- moth millerCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20miller
- moth mullein (Verbascum blattariaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Verbascum%20blattaria)
- moth orchid* (Phalaenopsis spp.)
- moth patch
- moth plantCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20plant* (Phalaenopsis spp.)
- mothproof, moth-proof
- moth sphinxCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#moth%20sphinx* (CastniidaeCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)#Castniidae spp.)
- moth spot
- moth-time
- mothweedCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#mothweed
- mothwing, moth wing
- mothwortCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#mothwort
- mothy
* Entries with derived terms containing moth.
Translations
insect similar to a butterfly
Verb
moth (third-person singular simple present moths, present participle mothing, simple past and past participle mothed)Category:English lemmas#MOTHCategory:English verbs#MOTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTHCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
- (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#MOTH) To hunt for moths.
See also
extant orders of insects in English
- jumping bristletails, archaeognathans (Archaeognatha)
- cockroaches and termites, blattodeans (Blattodea)
- beetles, coleopterans (Coleoptera)
- earwigs, dermapterans (Dermaptera)
- flies, dipterans (Diptera)
- webspinners, embiopterans (Embioptera)
- mayflies, ephemeropterans (Ephemeroptera)
- ice crawlers, grylloblattodeans (Grylloblattodea)
- true bugs, hemipterans (Hemiptera)
- hymenopterans (ants, bees, wasps, etc.) (Hymenoptera)
- butterflies and moths, lepidopterans (Lepidoptera)
- mantises, mantodeans (Mantodea)
- mantophasmids (Mantophasmatodea)
- scorpionflies, mecopterans (Mecoptera)
- megalopterans (alderflies, dobsonflies, fishflies, etc.) (Megaloptera)
- neuropterans (antlions, lacewings, mantisflies, etc.) (Neuroptera)
- damselflies and dragonflies, odonatans (Odonata)
- orthopterans (crickets, grasshoppers, katydids, etc.) (Orthoptera)
- stick insects, phasmatodeans (Phasmatodea)
- stoneflies, plecopterans (Plecoptera)
- booklice, psocodeans (Psocodea)
- snakeflies, raphidiopterans (Raphidioptera)
- fleas, siphonapterans (Siphonaptera)
- strepsipterans (Strepsiptera)
- thrips, thysanopterans (Thysanoptera)
- caddis flies, trichopterans (Trichoptera)
- zorapterans (Zoraptera)
- silverfish, zygentomans (Zygentoma)
Etymology 2
From HindiCategory:English terms derived from Hindi#MOTH मोठ (moṭh); see moth bean.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məʊt/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOTHCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTH
- (General American) enPR: mōt, IPA(key): /moʊt/Category:English 1-syllable words#MOTHCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MOTH
- Rhymes: -əʊtCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊt#MOTHCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊt/1 syllable#MOTH
- Homophones: moat, moteCategory:English terms with homophones#MOTH
Noun
moth (countable and uncountable, plural moths)Category:English lemmas#MOTHCategory:English nouns#MOTHCategory:English uncountable nouns#MOTHCategory:English countable nouns#MOTHCategory:English countable nouns#MOTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTHCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
- A moth bean plant (Vigna aconitifoliaCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Vigna%20aconitifolia).
Synonyms
- (Vigna aconitifolia): Turkish gramCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Turkish%20gram, mat bean, matki
Derived terms
Translations
Vigna aconitifolia
References
Vigna aconitifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Vigna aconitifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Vigna aconitifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - moth at USDA Plants database
Etymology 3
Alternative form of mot (“woman; wife”), likely under influence from IrishCategory:English terms derived from Irish#MOTH maith (“goodness”).
Noun
moth (plural moths)Category:English lemmas#MOTHCategory:English nouns#MOTHCategory:English countable nouns#MOTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTHCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
Etymology 4
Noun
moth (plural moths)Category:English lemmas#MOTHCategory:English nouns#MOTHCategory:English countable nouns#MOTHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOTHCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
- Obsolete form of moteCategory:English obsolete forms#MOTH.
- c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- So that, dear lords, if I be left behind, / A moth of peace, and he go to the war, / The rites for which I love him are bereft me, / And I a heavy interim shall support / By his dear absence. Let me go with him.Category:English terms with quotations#MOTH
- (datedCategory:English dated terms#MOTH) A liver spot, especially an irregular or feathery one.
- 1895, Good Housekeeping, page 196, ISSN: 0731-3462
- To remove moth patches, wash the spots with a solution of common bicarbonate of soda and water several times a day, until the patches are removed, which will usually be in forty-eight hours.
- 1999, R. L. Gupta, Directory of Diseases & Cures: In Homoeopathy, →ISBN, page 254:
- Craves for sour things, chalks and eggs, fatty people with light brown spots on the face or liver spots, moth patches on forehead and cheek.Category:English terms with quotations#MOTH
- 2005, J. D. Patil, Textbook of Applied Materia Medica, →ISBN, page 108:
- There are signs of liver affections as weakness, yellow complexion, liver spots, and moth spot like a saddle over the nose.Category:English terms with quotations#MOTH
- 1895, Good Housekeeping, page 196, ISSN: 0731-3462
Anagrams
Category:English heteronyms#MOTH Category:en:Moths#MOTHCategory:en:Vigna beans#MOTHOld Irish
Etymology
The word also carried the original meaning of "male organ," from Proto-CelticCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic#MOTH *muto-, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MOTH *mHú-to- (“strong one”), perhaps later "penis," related to Hittite [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Hittite terms#MOTH (mūwa, “something awe-inspiring”) and Luwian [script needed]Category:Requests for native script for Luwian terms#MOTH (mūwa-, “to overpower”), possibly also Latin muto (“penis”)Category:Latin links with redundant alt parameters#MOTHCategory:Latin links with manual fragments#MOTH.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
moth mCategory:Old Irish lemmas#MOTHCategory:Old Irish nouns#MOTHCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#MOTHCategory:Old Irish masculine nouns#MOTHCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
- amazement, stupor
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 68b9
- cia beith ar n‑acathar nech inna rétu inducbaidi in betha so, arnach·corathar i mmoth ⁊ machthad dia seirc ⁊ dia n‑accubur
- though it be that someone sees the glorious things of this world, that he may not be put in stupor and admiration by love for them and by desire for them
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 68b9
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | moth | — | — |
| vocative | muith | — | — |
| accusative | mothN | — | — |
| genitive | muithL | — | — |
| dative | mothL, muth | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Mutation
References
- ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “muto”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 282
- ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “muto”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 398
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 moth”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Welsh
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mothCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#MOTCategory:Welsh mutated nouns#MOTCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#MOTCategory:Pages with entries#MOTHCategory:Pages with 3 entries#MOTH
- nasal mutation of bothCategory:Welsh nasal-mutation forms#BOT
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