haagdoorn

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • hagedoorn

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hāgedorn, from Old Dutch *haguthorn, from Proto-West Germanic *haguþorn. Equivalent to haag +‎ doorn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaːx.doːrn/
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  • Hyphenation: haag‧doorn

Noun

haagdoorn m (plural haagdoorns, diminutive haagdoorntje n)

  1. synonym of meidoorn (“plant of species Crataegus, including hawthorn and mayblossom”)
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