paardenstaart

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • paardestaart (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch perdestert. Equivalent to paard (“horse”) +‎ -en- +‎ staart (“tail”); compare English horsetail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaːr.də(n)ˌstaːrt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: paar‧den‧staart

Noun

paardenstaart m (plural paardenstaarten, diminutive paardenstaartje n)

  1. (literally) a horse's tail
  2. a ponytail (hairstyle)
  3. a horsetail (plant of the genus Equisetum)
    Synonym: eunjer
    Hyponyms: heermoes, reuzenpaardenstaart, bospaardenstaart

Derived terms

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