sloe

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
2. The tree Prunus spinosa.
3. Any of various other plants of the genus Prunus, as a shrub or small tree, Prunus alleghaniensis, bearing dark-purple fruit.

Concepten

sleedoorn

Synoniemen

blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

wild plum

Prunus alleghaniensis

Alleghany plum

Allegheny plum

bullace

blackthorn tree

wild plum tree

damson

cherry

dry

gin

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsləʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: slo

Overgenomen van Oudengels: slā

In summary

From Middle English slo, sla, sloo, from Old English slā, slāh, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, *slaihwō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Doublet of Sliwa.