gorse

Senso (Inglese)

An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.

Concetti

ginestrone

Ulex

ginestra spinosa

Ulex europaeus

sinonimi

furze

whin

Irish gorse

Ulex europaeus

thorn

aliaga

carqueja

chucero

common gorse

espino amarillo

Ulex

maticorena

tojo

barb

gorze

prick

skylark

spit

Traduzioni

tojo

ajonc

Stechginster

tojo

argelaga

ajoncs

aulaga

retamo espinoso

Ginster

🧹

genêt

🧹

gaspeldoorn

gatosa

aliaga

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡɔɹs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: gorst

Ereditato da inglese antico: gors

Affine tedesco: Gerste

Affine latino: hordeum

In summary

From Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz or Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”).
Akin to German Gerste (“barley”) and Latin hordeum (“barley”). Also compare Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”), whence Proto-Celtic *garwos.