doorn

See also: Doorn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dorn, dōorn, from Old Dutch thorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þornu, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːrn/, /ˈdoː.rən/

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• Hyphenation: doorn
• Rhymes: -oːrn

Noun

doorn m (plural doornen or doorns, diminutive doorntje n)

1. thorn, sharp extremity of a plant
2. (botany) thorn or spike, sharp extremity of a plant developed from a stem or leaf
3. thorn, a plant that carries thorns

Derived terms

• doornachtig
• doornappel
• doornboom
• doornenkroon
• doornhaag
• doornsluiper
• duindoorn
• gaspeldoorn
• haagdoorn
• kattendoorn
• meidoorn
• vuurdoorn

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: doring
• Negerhollands: dorn, doorn

Anagrams

• noord