aardbei

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch erdbēre, erdbēsie, from Old Dutch *erdberi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją (literally “earth-berry”). The latter part of the compound was replaced in modern Dutch with bei, from Middle Dutch baye, from Old French baie, from Latin bacca. Cognate with West Frisian ierdbei, German Erdbeere, Danish jordbær.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːrt.bɛi̯/
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Hyphenation: aard‧bei

Noun

Aardbei
Strawberry

aardbei m or f (plural aardbeien, diminutive aardbeitje n)

strawberry

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: aarbei
→ Indonesian: arbei
→ Papiamentu: artbèi

Anagrams

beiaard

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