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Dutch
Etymology
Univerbation of vergeet + mij + niet, calque of German Vergissmeinnicht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/, /vɛrˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/
- Hyphenation: ver‧geet-mij-niet
Noun
vergeet-mij-niet m (plural vergeet-mij-nieten, diminutive vergeet-mij-nietje n)
- (chiefly diminutive) a forget-me-not, flower of the genus Myosotis
- (chiefly diminutive, Suriname) Nepsera aquatica[1]
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