populier

Dutch

Alternative forms

(archaic) popelier

Etymology

From Middle Dutch popelier, from Old French poplier, from Latin pōpulus. The spelling was adapted to the Latin in the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.pyˈliːr/, /ˌpoː.pəˈliːr/
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Hyphenation: po‧pu‧lier
Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

populier m (plural populieren, diminutive populiertje n)

A poplar, tree of the genus Populus.
Synonym: peppel

Derived terms

populierenhout
ratelpopulier

Descendants

Afrikaans: populier
→ West Frisian: popelier

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