hazenpootje
Dutch
editEtymology
editDiminutive of hazenpoot (“hare's leg/foot”). Compare English harefoot and the species name of the mushroom, lagōpūs being Latin (although borrowed from Ancient Greek) for "hare's foot". Note, too, the formation of hazenstaart.
Pronunciation
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Noun
edithazenpootje n (plural hazenpootjes)
- diminutive of hazenpoot
- The harefoot plant, Trifolium arvense
- The harefoot mushroom, Coprinopsis lagopus
Further reading
edit- hazenpootje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Hazenpootje (paddenstoel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl