druif

Afrikaans

Noun

druif (plural druiwe)

1. grape

Dutch

Etymology

Blauwe druiven
Blue grapes

From Middle Dutch druve, from Old Dutch thrūva, from Proto-West Germanic *þrūbō (“grape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drœy̯f/, [drœy̯f]

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• Hyphenation: druif
• Rhymes: -œy̯f

Noun

druif f or m (plural druiven, diminutive druifje n)

1. grape
2. (obsolete) grapeshot, shrapnel round

   Synonym: druiventros

Derived terms

• blauwe druif
• druivenblad
• druivensuiker
• druiventros
• matrozendruif
• wijndruif

Descendants

• Negerhollands: drufje
• → Aukan: doloifi
• → Papiamentu: drùif, dreif, dreifi
• → Sranan Tongo: droifi
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: droifi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: droifi