enkelfoting

Swedish

enkelfotingar

Etymology

From enkel (“single”) +‎ fot (“foot”) +‎ -ing, from having one pair of legs per body segment.

Noun

enkelfoting c

1. (zoology) a centipede (any myriapod of the class Chilopoda)
2. (zoology, in the plural) Chilopoda

Usage notes

Called a tusenfoting in everyday language.

Declension

Declension of enkelfoting
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	enkelfoting	enkelfotingen	enkelfotingar	enkelfotingarna
Genitive	enkelfotings	enkelfotingens	enkelfotingars	enkelfotingarnas

References

• enkelfoting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)