wilg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wilg, from Middle Dutch wilge, from Old Dutch *wilga, from Proto-West Germanic *wiligijā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vəlχ/

Noun

wilg (plural wilge)

  1. A willow, tree of the genus Salix.
    Synonyms: wilger, wilgerboom

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wilge, from Old Dutch *wilga, from Proto-West Germanic *wiligijā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɪlx/
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  • Hyphenation: wilg

Noun

wilg m (plural wilgen, diminutive wilgje n)

  1. a willow, tree of the genus Salix

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wilg, wilger

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvilk/
  • Rhymes: -ilk
  • Syllabification: wilg
  • Homophones: wilk, Wilk

Noun

wilg f

  1. genitive plural of wilga