vergeet-mij-niet
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See also: vergeetmijniet
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- vergeet-me-niet
- vergeetmeniet (superseded)
- vergeetmijniet (superseded)
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of vergeet + mij + niet, calque of German Vergissmeinnicht.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vergeet-mij-niet m (plural vergeet-mij-nieten, diminutive vergeet-mij-nietje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) A forget-me-not, flower of the genus Myosotis.
- (chiefly diminutive, Suriname) Nepsera aquatica[1]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: vergeet-my-niet
References[edit]
- ^ Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster, Jan C. Lindeman, Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003) Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 109.