netel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch netele, from Old Dutch *netila, from Proto-West Germanic *natilu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.təl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ne‧tel
• Rhymes: -eːtəl

Noun

netel f (plural netels, diminutive neteltje n)

1. nettle
   1. (now chiefly Belgium) stinging nettle, nettle of the genus Urtica
   2. (Netherlands) nettle, plant of the unrelated genera Urtica or Lamium

Derived terms

• brandnetel
• dovenetel
• netelig

Anagrams

• leent, lente, telen