dubbelfoting

Swedish

en dubbelfoting

Etymology

From dubbel (“double”) +‎ fot (“foot”) +‎ -ing, from having two pairs of legs per body segment.

Noun

dubbelfoting c

1. (zoology) a millipede (any myriapod of the class Diplopoda)
2. (zoology, in the plural) Diplopoda

Usage notes

Called a tusenfoting in everyday language.

Declension

Declension of dubbelfoting
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dubbelfoting	dubbelfotingen	dubbelfotingar	dubbelfotingarna
Genitive	dubbelfotings	dubbelfotingens	dubbelfotingars	dubbelfotingarnas

References

• dubbelfoting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)