"glimworm" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɣlɪm.ʋɔrm/ Audio: Nl-glimworm.ogg Forms: glimwormen [plural], glimwormpje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From glimmen (“to glow”) + worm (“worm”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|glimmen|worm|t1=to glow|t2=worm}} glimmen (“to glow”) + worm (“worm”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} glimworm m (plural glimwormen, diminutive glimwormpje n)
  1. a firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae, especially its grub Tags: masculine Synonyms: vuurvlieg

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "glimmen",
        "3": "worm",
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From glimmen (“to glow”) + worm (“worm”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "glimwormen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glimwormpje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "glimworm m (plural glimwormen, diminutive glimwormpje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "glim",
        "worm"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Elateroid beetles",
          "orig": "nl:Elateroid beetles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Light sources",
          "orig": "nl:Light sources",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae, especially its grub"
      ],
      "id": "en-glimworm-nl-noun-9-ZCfzib",
      "links": [
        [
          "firefly",
          "firefly"
        ],
        [
          "Lampyridae",
          "Lampyridae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "grub",
          "grub"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vuurvlieg"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Nl-glimworm.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glimworm"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "glimmen",
        "3": "worm",
        "t1": "to glow",
        "t2": "worm"
      },
      "expansion": "glimmen (“to glow”) + worm (“worm”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From glimmen (“to glow”) + worm (“worm”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "glimwormen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glimwormpje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "glimworm m (plural glimwormen, diminutive glimwormpje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "glim",
        "worm"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Dutch compound terms",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch masculine nouns",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nl:Elateroid beetles",
        "nl:Light sources"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a firefly, beetle of the family Lampyridae, especially its grub"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "firefly",
          "firefly"
        ],
        [
          "Lampyridae",
          "Lampyridae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "grub",
          "grub"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɣlɪm.ʋɔrm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-glimworm.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/Nl-glimworm.ogg/Nl-glimworm.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Nl-glimworm.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "vuurvlieg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glimworm"
}

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