cheviro

Old High German

Alternative forms

• chevar

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kefrō, whence also Old English ceafor (English chafer), Old Dutch *keviro (Dutch kever), Old Saxon kevera (Low German Käver).

Noun

cheviro m

1. A beetle

Declension

Declension of cheviro (masculine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	cheviro	cheviron, chevirun
accusative	cheviron, chevirun	cheviron, chevirun
genitive	cheviren, chevirin	chevirōno
dative	cheviren, chevirin	chevirōm, chevirōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: kever
  • Alemannic German: Chääfer
  • German: Käfer
  • → Ladin: chëifer
  • ⇒ Luxembourgish: Kiewerlek (from MHG *keverlinc)