taxus

(Engels)

1. (declension-2, feminine) A yew (tree).
2. (declension-2, feminine, poetic) A javelin made of the wood of the yew tree.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈtak.sʊs]

Etymologie (Engels)

A loanword of Scythian origin, from Proto-Iranian *taxša, from Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to flee, run”), as the fruit was considered poisonous. Also compare modern Persian تخش (taxš, “crossbow”).

Concepten

venijnboom

taxus

ijf

taxusboom

Vertalingen

if

Eibe

teix

tejo

yew

tasso

cis

teixo

τάξος

yew-tree

javelin

Taxus

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