zevenslaper

Dutch

Glis glis

Etymology

After the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Originally a univerbation; equivalent to zeven +‎ slaper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)ˌslaː.pər/

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• Hyphenation: ze‧ven‧sla‧per

Noun

zevenslaper m (plural zevenslapers, diminutive zevenslapertje n)

1. fat dormouse (Glis glis)

   Synonym: relmuis

   Hypernym: slaapmuis

2. Archaic spelling of Zevenslaper.

Further reading

• zevenslaper on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl