purløg

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Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

purløg c (singular definite purløgen, plural indefinite purløg)

  1. chive (the plant Allium schoenoprasum)
    • 2008, Haveåret: en praktisk guide til havearbejde, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN, page 81:
      Purløgene, der er flerårige, graves op i september-oktober,  ...
      The chives, that are perennial, are dug up in September-October,  ...
    • 1998, Haven:
      Sammen med purløgen og brændenælderne er mælkebøtten den, der først viser tegn på liv i mit spæde altanforår.
      Along with the chive and the nettles, the dandelion is the one that first shows vital signs in my infant balcon spring.

Declension

Noun

purløg n (singular definite purløget, not used in plural form)

  1. (uncountable) chives (leaves of this plant used as a herb)

Declension

Descendants

  • Greenlandic: purløgi

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