sporkehout

Dutch

Etymology

The first element derives, with metathesis, from Middle Dutch sproc (“twig, faggot”) (whence sprokkelen (“to gather [brushwood]”), sprokkelhout (“brushwood”)), perhaps in reference to the brittleness of the wood: compare the genus name Frangula, deriving from Latin frangulus (“fragile”), and also the dialectal Dutch adjective sprok (“brittle, fragile”). The second element is hout (“wood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɔr.kəˌɦɑu̯t/
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Noun

sporkehout n (uncountable)

  1. alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
    Synonym: vuilboom

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