rozemarijn

Dutch

Salvia rosmarinus

Alternative forms

• roosmarijn (rare), rosmarijn (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rosmarin, from Old French rosmarin, from Latin rōsmarīnus. Secondarily influenced by roos (“rose”), for which compare English rosemary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌroː.zə.maːˈrɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: ro‧ze‧ma‧rijn
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

rozemarijn m (plural rozemarijnen, diminutive rozemarijntje n)

1. (chiefly uncountable, countable) rosemary plant (Salvia rosmarinus syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
2. (uncountable) rosemary; the plant's aromatic leaves, used as a culinary spice (often still on the branch) and in perfume

Derived terms

• Rozemarijn
• rozemarijngoudhaantje

Descendants

• Afrikaans: roosmaryn
• → Papiamentu: rósamarein

Further reading

• rozemarijn on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl