holly

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
2. (countable, uncountable) The wood from this tree.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

Sinonieme

ilex

holm oak

Ilex aquifolium

juneberry holly

largeleaf holly

smooth winterberry holly

Chinese ilex

evergreen

Dong celadon

Aquifoliaceae

Vertalings

houx

hulst

Stechpalme

agrifoglio

acebo

azevinho

grèvol

ilex

azevim

çobanpüskülü

Ilex

Hülse

ίλεξ

grefuèlh

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhɒli/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: holly

Geërf van Old English: holeġn

Verwante met Skots: holin

Verwante met Nederlands: hulst

Verwante met Duits: Hulst

Verwante met Frans: houx

Verwante met Deens: hylver

Verwante met Wallies: celyn

Verwante met Russies: ко́лос

Verwante met Albanees: kalli

Verwante met Latyn: culmus

Verwante met Sanskrit: कटम्ब

Verwante met Kerkslawies: класъ

In summary

From Middle English holly, holi, holie, a shortened variation of holin, holyn (> English dialectal hollen, holm), from Old English holeġn, holen (“holly; prince, protector”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulis (“holly”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).
Cognates
Cognate with Scots holin, hollin, holyn (“holly”), Dutch hulst (“holly”), German Hulst (“holly”), French houx ("holly" < Germanic), Danish hylver (“holly”), Welsh celyn (“holly”), Russian ко́лос (kólos, “ear of wheat”), Albanian kalli (“straw, chaff”), Latin culmus (“stalk, stem”), Sanskrit कटम्ब (kaṭamba, “arrow”), Old Church Slavonic класъ (klasŭ, “ear of grain”).