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
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