δερμηστής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δερμιστής (dermistḗs)

Etymology

δέρμᾰ (dérma, skin) + ἔδω (édō, eat) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δερμηστής • (dermēstḗs) m (genitive δερμηστοῦ); first declension

  1. worm which eats skin or leather

Declension

Descendants

  • Translingual: Dermestes

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.