toffeldjur
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From toffel (“slipper”) + djur (“animal”), from shape resemblance. Compare German Pantoffeltierchen, English slipper animalcule.
Noun edit
toffeldjur n
- a paramecium
- (in the (identical) plural) Paramecium
Declension edit
| Declension of toffeldjur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | toffeldjur | toffeldjuret | toffeldjur | toffeldjuren |
| Genitive | toffeldjurs | toffeldjurets | toffeldjurs | toffeldjurens |