Stechwinde
German
Etymology
stechen (“to prick”) + Winde (“bindweed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛçˌvɪndə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Stech‧win‧de
Noun
Stechwinde f (genitive Stechwinde, plural Stechwinden)
- greenbrier (Smilax gen. et spp.)
- (obsolete) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
- Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)
Declension
Declension of Stechwinde [feminine]
Further reading
- “Stechwinde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stechwinde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.