Mäusedorn
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Mäuse (“mice”) + Dorn (“thorn”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔʏ̯zə.dɔɐ̯n/
- Hyphenation: Mäu‧se‧dorn
Noun
Mäusedorn m (strong, genitive Mäusedornes or Mäusedorns, plural Mäusedorne)
- butcher's broom, knee holly (Ruscus gen. et spp., especially Ruscus aculeatus)
- (obsolete) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
- Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)
Declension
Declension of Mäusedorn [masculine, strong]