vergeet-mij-niet

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vergeetmeniet (superseded)
vergeetmijniet (superseded)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/
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.

Descendants

Afrikaans: vergeet-my-niet

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