populier

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (archaic) popelier

Etymology

From Middle Dutch popelier, from Old French poplier, from Latin pōpulus. The spelling was adapted to the Latin in the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.pyˈliːr/, /ˌpoː.pəˈliːr/

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• Hyphenation: po‧pu‧lier
• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

populier m (plural populieren, diminutive populiertje n)

1. A poplar, tree of the genus Populus.

   Synonym: peppel

Derived terms

• populierenhout
• ratelpopulier

Descendants

• Afrikaans: populier
• → West Frisian: popelier