vijg

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vige, from Old Dutch fīga. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯x/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vijg
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯x

Noun

vijg f (plural vijgen, diminutive vijgje n)

  1. A fig tree; any plant of genus Ficus.
    Synonym: ficus
  2. (particularly) Ficus carica or fig tree, which yields the edible fruit commonly known as fig.
  3. The edible fruit of the fig tree.

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vy
  • Negerhollands: vigie (from the diminutive)