konijn

From Middle Dutch conijn, from earlier Middle Dutch conin, from Old French connin, a variant of Old French conil, from Latin cuniculus, from Ancient Greek κύνικλος (kúniklos), probably of Iberian or Celtiberian origin. Cognate to English cony, German Kaninchen, and Spanish conejo (“rabbit”).

• Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
• IPA^(key): /koːˈnɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: ko‧nijn

konijn n (plural konijnen, diminutive konijntje n)

1. rabbit

• rob

• stresskonijn

• Afrikaans: konyn
• → Papiamentu: konènchi (from the diminutive)