Stechdorn

German

Etymology

stechen (“to prick”) +‎ Dorn (“thorn”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛç.dɔɐ̯n/
• Hyphenation: Stech‧dorn

Noun

Stechdorn m (strong, genitive Stechdornes or Stechdorns, plural Stechdorne)

1. (dated) Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)

   Synonyms: Judendorn, Christusdorn, Christdorn, Kreuzdorn

2. (archaic) sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

   Synonym: Sanddorn

3. (obsolete) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)

   Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)

Declension

Declension of Stechdorn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stechdorn	die	Stechdorne
genitive	eines	des	Stechdornes, Stechdorns	der	Stechdorne
dative	einem	dem	Stechdorn, Stechdorne1	den	Stechdornen
accusative	einen	den	Stechdorn	die	Stechdorne

¹Now rare, see notes.