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vergeet-mij-niet

See also: vergeetmijniet

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Univerbation of vergeet +‎ mij +‎ niet, calque of German Vergissmeinnicht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vərˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/, /vɛrˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧geet-mij-niet

Noun

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vergeet-mij-niet m (plural vergeet-mij-nieten, diminutive vergeet-mij-nietje n)

  1. (chiefly diminutive) a forget-me-not, flower of the genus Myosotis
  2. (chiefly diminutive, Suriname) Nepsera aquatica[1]

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vergeet-my-niet

References

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  1. ^ Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster, Jan C. Lindeman, Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003) Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 109.
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