ivy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any similar plant of any genus.

Sinonieme

vine

Hedera helix

common ivy

English ivy

Hedera

bindweed

lovestone

climbing plant

creeper

tendril

Vertalings

hiedra

Efeu

edera

lierre

klimop

hedera

hera

κισσός

heura

yedra

sarmaşık

trepadeira

Hedera

veil

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈaɪvi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: ivi

Geërf van Old English: īfiġ

Verwante met Vlaams: iefte

Verwante met Nederduits: Eiloov

Verwante met Duits: Efeu

Verwante met Wallies: efwr

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ἴφυον

In summary

From Middle English ivi, from Old English īfiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *ibig, *ibag, *ibah, from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ebʰ- (compare Welsh efwr (“black elder”), Ancient Greek ἴφυον (íphuon, “spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica”)).