zevenslaper

Dutch

Etymology

After the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Originally a univerbation; equivalent to zeven +‎ slaper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)ˌslaː.pər/
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  • Hyphenation: ze‧ven‧sla‧per

Noun

zevenslaper m (plural zevenslapers, diminutive zevenslapertje n)

  1. fat dormouse (Glis glis)
    Synonym: relmuis
    Hypernym: slaapmuis
  2. archaic spelling of Zevenslaper

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