lavendel

See also: Lavendel

Danish

Noun

lavendel c (definite singular lavendelen or lavendlen, indefinite plural lavendler, definite plural lavendlerne)

  1. (botany) lavender (a bush of the Lavandula species)
  2. lavender (dried flowers etc. from the lavender bush used in scent bags, for example)
  3. lavender (a light violet colour) (uncountable, indefinite singular only)

Adjective

lavendel (uninflected)

  1. lavender (of a light violet colour)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːˈvɛn.dəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: la‧ven‧del

Noun

lavendel f or n (uncountable)

  1. lavender (plant) f
  2. the color of lavender n

Anagrams

Estonian

Lavendliõis

Etymology

From German Lavendel, ultimately from Medieval Latin lavendula, influenced by the verb lavō (to wash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑˈvend̥el/, [lɑˈvend̥el]
  • Rhymes: -endel
  • Hyphenation: la‧ven‧del

Noun

lavendel (genitive lavendli, partitive lavendlit)

  1. (botany) lavender (Lavandula)

Declension

Compounds

  • lavendelsinine
  • lavendlilõhn
  • lavendliseep
  • lavendliõli

References

  • lavendel in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), lavendel”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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