Masculine
Löwenzahn
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) dandelion
- (masculine, strong) any plant of the genera Taraxacum or Leontodon
- (masculine, strong) tooth of a lion
Concepts
Synonyms
Hundeblume
Kuhblume
Saublume
Gewöhnlicher Löwenzahn
Seichblume
Mönchsblume
Schmalzbleaml
Wiesenlattich
Milchstock
Schaftlöwenzahn
Wiesen-Löwenzähne
Taraxacum
Milchkraut
Kettenkraut
Laternenblume
Translations
pissenlit
dente di leone
dente-de-leão
dent de lleó
leeuwetand
karahindiba
αγριοράδικο
amargónFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈløːvənˌtsaːn/
Etymology
In summary
In the literal sense inherited from Middle High German lewenzan, equivalent to Löwe (“lion”) + -n- + Zahn (“tooth”). The botanic sense is a 16th-century calque of Latin dēns leōnis, whence also English dandelion.
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