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German
Etymology
Christ (“Christ”) + Dorn (“thorn”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɪst.dɔɐ̯n/
- Hyphenation: Christ‧dorn
Noun
Christdorn m (strong, genitive Christdornes or Christdorns, plural Christdorne)
- Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)
- Synonyms: Judendorn, Kreuzdorn
- Christ's thorn jujube; lotus jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
- honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)
- (archaic) sea buckthorn (Hippophae gen. et spp., especially Hippophae rhamnoides)
- Synonym: Sanddorn
- (dated or regional) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
- Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)
- (obsolete) hawthorn (Crataegus, the subspecies taxonomy of which is difficult)
- Synonyms: Hagedorn, Weißdorn (see it for more synonyms)
Declension