spearlira
Old English
editEtymology
editPerhaps from spearwa (“sparrow”) + lira (“the fleshy parts of the body”). Compare Old English mūs (“mouse, muscle”) and Latin mūsculus (“small mouse, muscle”) for similar animal-anatomy comparisons.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editspearlira m
- calf (of the leg)
Declension
editWeak:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | spearlira | spearliran |
accusative | spearliran | spearliran |
genitive | spearliran | spearlirena |
dative | spearliran | spearlirum |