English
Etymology
From the older forms ewt, from euft, from eft, Old English efete. The n comes from hearing �an ewt� as �a newt�; compare apple, nickname, orange, ox, and, for a similar phenomenon, trickle.
Category:English nouns which have interacted with their indefinite article
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�t|-u�t
Noun
newt (plural newts)
- a type of salamander
Synonyms
eft (archaic or dialect, or used for some varieties)
Translations
Finnish: vesilisko
German: Molch m
Polish: traszka f
Japanese: ã�¤ã�¢ã�ª, äº�å®�, (rare)è �è��
mid
Russian: ��и�он (tritón) m
Swedish: vattenödla c
Related terms
pissed as a newt
See also
w:newt|Wikipedia article on newts
w:A, an|Wikipedia article on the indefinite articles a and an
Category:Amphibians
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