distel

See also: Distel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch distel, from Old Dutch *thistil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪs.təl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dis‧tel

Noun

distel m (plural distels, diminutive disteltje n)

1. A thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae.

Derived terms

• distelvijg
• distelvink
• distelvlinder
• driedistel
• speerdistel
• vederdistel
• wegdistel
• zeedistel

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: distel

Further reading

• distel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl