flax

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
2. (countable, uncountable) The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
3. (countable, uncountable) A flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.

Concepten

vlas

linnen

Synoniemen

linen

hemp

common flax

linseed

jute

canvas

cloth

flax-fibre

flax-plant

flax fiber

bark

linen fiber

lint

ramie

sackcloth

sacking

sesame

cannabis

Vertalingen

lin

Flachs

lino

linho

Lein

lino

linum

lli

λινάρι

كتان

keten

lin cultivé

Leinen

līnum

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/flæks/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: flax

Overgenomen van Oudengels: fleax

Verwant aan Old Frisian: flax

Verwant aan Nederlands: vlas

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: flahs

Verwant aan Duits: Flachs

In summary

From Middle English flax, from Old English fleax, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait”). Cognate with Old Frisian flax, Dutch vlas, Old High German flahs (German Flachs); the Northern Germanic (and most likely the Gothic too) stem is different.