herderstasje
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of herder (“herdsman”) + -s- + tasje, diminutive of tas (“bag, purse”), like the English shepherd's purse named after the shape of the seed pods.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editherderstasje n (plural herderstasjes)
- The shepherd's purse plant, Capsella bursa-pastoris
- (more broadly) Any plant of the genus Capsella
- Hypernym: kruisbloem
Further reading
edit- herderstasje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl