lysmask
Swedish
Etymology
From lysa (“shine”) + mask (“worm”).
Noun
lysmask c
- any firefly of the subfamily Lampyrinae, especially the common glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) and lesser glow-worm (Phosphaenus hemipterus), which are the only species of firefly native to Sweden
- (slang) an eye
Declension
| Declension of lysmask | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lysmask | lysmasken | lysmaskar | lysmaskarna |
| Genitive | lysmasks | lysmaskens | lysmaskars | lysmaskarnas |
See also
- eldfluga
References
- lysmask in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lysmask in Svensk ordbok (SO)