Löwenzahn

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) dandelion
2. (masculine, strong) any plant of the genera Taraxacum or Leontodon
3. (masculine, strong) tooth of a lion

Sinonieme

Hundeblume

Pusteblume

Kuhblume

Saublume

Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn

Seichblume

Mönchsblume

Schmalzbleaml

Wiesenlattich

Milchstock

Schaftlöwenzahn

Wiesen-Löwenzähne

Taraxacum

Milchkraut

Kettenkraut

Laternenblume

Vertalings

dandelion

diente de león

pissenlit

dente di leone

dente-de-leão

paardebloem

dent de lleó

soffione

hawkbit

leeuwetand

paardenbloem

αγριοράδικο

dent-de-lion

karahindiba

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈløːvənˌtsaːn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: lewenzan

Verwante met Engels: dandelion

In summary

In the literal sense inherited from Middle High German lewenzan, equivalent to Löwe (“lion”) + -n- + Zahn (“tooth”). The botanic sense is a 16th-century calque of Latin dēns leōnis, whence also English dandelion.