mistletoe

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum).
2. (uncountable) A sprig of one such plant used as a Christmas decoration, associated with the custom that a man may kiss any woman standing beneath it.

Concetti

vischio

Viscum album

Loranthus europaeus

vischio quercino

vischio comune

sinonimi

Viscum album

Loranthus europaeus

Old World mistletoe

false mistletoe

bird lime

mystyldene

devil’s fuge

birdlime

golden bough

lime

viscum

all-heal

Traduzioni

gui

maretak

Mistel

muérdago

visco

vogellijm

ιξός

vesc

ökseotu

viscum

Mistelzweig

γκι

liga

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: mistelto

Ereditato da inglese antico: misteltān

Affine danese: mistelten

Affine norvegese: misteltein

Affine islandese: mistilteinn

Affine frisone occidentale: mistel

Affine olandese: mistel

Affine tedesco: Mistel

Affine svedese: mistel

In summary

From Middle English mistelto, mistilto (“European mistletoe”), from Old English misteltān (“mistletoe”), from mistel (“mistletoe; basil; birdlime”) + tān (“sprig, shoot, twig”), possibly as a calque of Old Norse mistilteinn; equivalent to mistle + tan (“twig”). This was mistaken for the plural of tā (“toe”).
Cognate with Danish mistelten (“mistletoe”), Norwegian misteltein (“mistletoe”), Icelandic mistilteinn (“mistletoe”). Compare also the simplex form West Frisian mistel (“mistletoe”), Dutch mistel (“mistletoe”), German Mistel (“mistletoe”), Swedish mistel (“mistletoe”).

Frasi

Asking for Ria , Leonard is told that Ria is kissing Ben under the mistletoe .

Chiedendo a Ria, a Leonard viene detto che Ria sta baciando Ben sotto il vischio.