heather

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
2. (countable, uncountable) A plant in the family Ericaceae.
3. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Erica.
4. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
5. (countable, uncountable) A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
6. (countable, uncountable) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.

Adj

Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

Conceptes

bruc

sap

bruguerola

bronsa

xipell

Sinònims

ling

heath

Scots heather

broom

🧹

heather mixture

Calluna vulgaris

common heather

moor

briar

brier

grass tree

grig

Traduccions

erica

bruyère

Heidekraut

brezo

Besenheide

Erika

heide

brugo

dophei

urze

Heide

callune

struikhei

Calluna vulgaris

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhɛðɚ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: hather

Heretat de anglès antic: *hǣddre

Cognat amb escocès: hedder

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: Heede

Cognat amb frisó occidental: heide

Cognat amb neerlandès: heide

Cognat amb alemany: Heide

In summary

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).