spearlira

Old English

Etymology

Perhaps 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈspæ͜ɑrˌli.rɑ/

Noun

spearlira m

  1. calf (of the leg)

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative spearlira spearliran
accusative spearliran spearliran
genitive spearliran spearlirena
dative spearliran spearlirum
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