moerbei

Dutch

Alternative forms

• moerbezie

Etymology

From Middle Dutch moerbeye, from Old Dutch *mōrberi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: moer‧bei

Noun

moerbei f (plural moerbeien, diminutive moerbeitje n)

1. mulberry (the berry)
2. the mulberry tree, which bears this fruit

Synonyms

• (berry) moerbes, (archaic & dialect) moerbezie
• (tree) moerboom m, moerbeiboom m

Derived terms

• moerbeiboom m
• moerbeistadium n
• moerbeivlinder m
• moerbeizij, moerbeizijde

Descendants

• Afrikaans: moerbei
• → Indonesian: murbei
• → Malay: murbei
• → West Frisian: moerbei