vlinder

Dutch

Etymology

Compare obsolete or dialectal English flinder

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvlɪn.dər/
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Noun

vlinder m (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertje n)

butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera

Synonyms

(dated) kapel, pepel, vijfwouter
(archaic) boterschijt, botervlieg, pennenvogel, schoenlapper, zomervogel
(poetic) fladderaar

Derived terms

Derived terms

(butterfly species) doodskopvlinder
nachtvlinder

vlinderdas
vlindernet

See also

mot
rups

Verb

vlinder

first-person singular present indicative of vlinderen
imperative of vlinderen

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