Christdorn
German edit
Etymology edit
Christ (“Christ”) + Dorn (“thorn”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Christdorn m (strong, genitive Christdornes or Christdorns, plural Christdorne)
- Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)
- Christ's thorn jujube; lotus jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
- honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)
- (archaic) sea buckthorn (Hippophae gen. et spp., especially Hippophae rhamnoides)
- Synonym: Sanddorn
- (dated or regional) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
- Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)
- (obsolete) hawthorn (Crataegus, the subspecies taxonomy of which is difficult)
Declension edit
Declension of Christdorn [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Christdorn | die | Christdorne |
genitive | eines | des | Christdornes, Christdorns | der | Christdorne |
dative | einem | dem | Christdorn, Christdorne1 | den | Christdornen |
accusative | einen | den | Christdorn | die | Christdorne |
1Now rare, see notes.