bogorm

Danish

Etymology

From bog (“book”) +‎ orm (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔɡorm/, [ˈb̥ɔwˌoɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

bogorm c (singular definite bogormen, plural indefinite bogorme or bogorm)

1. (archaic) bookworm (various larvae that infest books)
2. bookworm (avid reader)

Inflection

Declension of bogorm

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bogorm	bogormen	bogorme bogorm	bogormene
genitive	bogorms	bogormens	bogormes bogorms	bogormenes

Synonyms

• (avid reader): læsehest