vlinder
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See also: Vlinder
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vlinder (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertjie)
- butterfly
- Synonym: skoenlapper
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (“flying, folding”), from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”). If so, related to Faroese firvaldur and German Falter.[1][2]
Compare obsolete or dialectal English flinder.
Noun[edit]
vlinder m (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertje n)
- butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera
Synonyms[edit]
- (dated) kapel, pepel, vijfwouter
- (archaic) boterschijt, botervlieg, pennenvogel, schoenlapper, zomervogel
- (poetic) fladderaar
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: vlinder
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
vlinder
- inflection of vlinderen:
References[edit]
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- nl:Insects