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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch conijn, from earlier Middle Dutch conin, from Old French connin, a variant of Old French conil, from Latin cunīculus, perhaps from Iberian or Celtiberian. Cognate to English cony, German Kaninchen, Spanish conejo and Portuguese coelho (rabbit).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /koːˈnɛi̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧nijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun edit

konijn n (plural konijnen, diminutive konijntje n)

  1. A rabbit, a bunny; any non-hare lagomorph of the family Leporidae.

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