voorn
Dutch
Alternative forms
- voren (superseded, dated)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch voorne, from Old Dutch *forno. Related to terms for trout in several Germanic languages. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /voːrn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: voorn
- Rhymes: -oːrn
Noun
voorn m (plural voorns, diminutive voorntje n)
- A roach; a vernacular term used of a grouping of fish in the family Cyprinidae due to superficial resemblances; in particular used of (former) members of the genus Leuciscus.
Hyponyms
- serpeling
Derived terms
- bittervoorn
- blankvoorn
- elzenvoorn
- gewone voorn
- grondelvoorn
- kopvoorn
- rietvoorn
- ruisvoorn
- windvoorn
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