erwt

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch erwete, from Old Dutch *erwit, from Proto-West Germanic *arwīt, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognate to German Erbse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛrt/

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• Hyphenation: erwt
• Rhymes: -ɛrt

Noun

erwt f (plural erwten, diminutive erwtje n)

1. A pea (edible seed).
2. A pea plant, Pisum sativum.

Derived terms

• doperwt
• erwtenpeul
• erwtenplant
• erwtenschieter
• erwtenschil
• erwtensoep
• erwtenstro
• kikkererwt
• spliterwt

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ertjie
  • → Xhosa: i-ertyisi
• → Indonesian: ercis
• → Papiamentu: ert (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: erki