gaspeldoorn
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) gaspeldoren
Etymology
From a diminutive of Middle Dutch gaspe (“buckle”) + doorn (“thorn”). The first element is a variant form of the same word that yielded modern gesp (“buckle”); an oft repeated theory to explain this etymology is that the thorns of this shrub were used as pins for clothing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɑs.pəlˌdɔːrn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gas‧pel‧doorn
Noun
gaspeldoorn m (plural gaspeldoorns, diminutive gaspeldoorntje n)
- gorse, specifically Ulex europaeus
Further reading
- gaspeldoorn on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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