vijg

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vige, from Old Dutch fīga. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛi̯x/

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• Hyphenation: vijg
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯x

Noun

vijg f (plural vijgen, diminutive vijgje n)

1. A fig tree; any plant of genus Ficus.

   Synonym: ficus

2. (particularly) Ficus carica or fig tree, which yields the edible fruit commonly known as fig.
3. The edible fruit of the fig tree.

Related terms

• Barbarijse vijg
• bloedvijg
• cactusvijg
• oorvijg
• paardenvijg
• vijg van Barbarije
• vijgcactus
• vijgenboom
• vijgenkoek
• woestijnvijg
• wurgvijg

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vy
• Negerhollands: vigie (from the diminutive)