mispel

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Dutch

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ripe medlar fruit

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch mispele, mespele, from Old Dutch *mespila, from Proto-West Germanic *mespilā, from Late Latin mespila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪs.pəl/
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  • Hyphenation: mis‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɪspəl

Noun

mispel f (plural mispels or mispelen, diminutive mispeltje n or mispelke n)

  1. medlar; any tree of the genus Mespilus, now Crataegus sect. Mespilus
  2. medlar (fruit)
    M'n pa houdt van rotte vruchten: mispels, bah!
    My dad likes rotten fruit: medlars, yuck!

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: mespel, mespu, mispel
  • → Sranan Tongo: mispu

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German mespil, mespila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈmis̠pəl/

Noun

mispel f

  1. medlar

Declension

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