zevenslaper

Dutch

Etymology

After the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Originally a univerbation; equivalent to zeven +‎ slaper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)ˌslaː.pər/

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• Hyphenation: ze‧ven‧sla‧per

Noun

zevenslaper m (plural zevenslapers, diminutive zevenslapertje n)

1. fat dormouse, Glis glis.
2. Archaic spelling of Zevenslaper.

Synonyms

• relmuis

Hypernyms

• slaapmuis