Christdorn

German

Etymology

Christ (“Christ”) +‎ Dorn (“thorn”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪst.dɔɐ̯n/
  • Hyphenation: Christ‧dorn
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Noun

Christdorn m (strong, genitive Christdornes or Christdorns, plural Christdorne)

  1. Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)
    Synonyms: Judendorn, Kreuzdorn
  2. Christ's thorn jujube; lotus jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
  3. honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)
  4. (archaic) sea buckthorn (Hippophae gen. et spp., especially Hippophae rhamnoides)
    Synonym: Sanddorn
  5. (dated or regional) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)
    Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)
  6. (obsolete) hawthorn (Crataegus, the subspecies taxonomy of which is difficult)
    Synonyms: Hagedorn, Weißdorn (see it for more synonyms)

Declension
Declension of Christdorn [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Christdorn die Christdorne
genitive eines des Christdornes, Christdorns der Christdorne
dative einem dem Christdorn, Christdorne1 den Christdornen
accusative einen den Christdorn die Christdorne

1Now rare, see notes.

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