eekhoorn

Dutch

A red squirrel (eekhoorn).

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ecorn, eencoren, from Old Dutch *ēkorno, from Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːkˌɦoːr(ə)n/

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• Hyphenation: eek‧hoorn

Noun

eekhoorn m (plural eekhoorns, diminutive eekhoorntje n)

1. squirrel
2. (particularly) red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

   Synonyms: gewone eekhoorn, rode eekhoorn

Derived terms

• aardeekhoorn
• boomeekhoorn
• eekhoornmarmot
• eekhoorntjesbrood
• grondeekhoorn
• reuzeneekhoorn
• wangzakeekhoorn

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: eekhoring
• Jersey Dutch: än-kôrn, än̈kôrn
• → Papiamentu: eekhoorn