borstel

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrstəl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrstəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch borstel, from Old Dutch *burstil, from Proto-Germanic *burstilaz.

Noun

borstel m (plural borstels, diminutive borsteltje n)

  1. brush
  2. bristle

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

borstel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of borstelen
  2. imperative of borstelen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *burstil, from Proto-Germanic *burstilaz.

Noun

borstel m

  1. hair of a pig, bristle

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • burstel

Descendants
  • Dutch: borstel
  • Limburgish: börstel

Further reading
  • “burstel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “borstel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.