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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dubbelfoting	dubbelfotings
	definite	dubbelfotingen	dubbelfotingens
plural	indefinite	dubbelfotingar	dubbelfotingars
	definite	dubbelfotingarna	dubbelfotingarnas

References

• “dubbelfoting”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)