vergeet-mij-niet

See also: vergeetmijniet

Dutch

Alternative forms

vergeet-me-niet
vergeetmeniet (superseded)
vergeetmijniet (superseded)

Etymology

Univerbation of vergeet +‎ mij +‎ niet, calque of German Vergissmeinnicht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vərˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/, /vɛrˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/
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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]

Descendants

Afrikaans: vergeet-my-niet

References

Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster, Jan C. Lindeman, Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003) Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 109.

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