vepres

Meaning

1. (declension-3) bramble, thornbush
2. (declension-3) briar bush

Concepts

briar

blackthorn

sloe

thornbush

thorn-bush

crequier

Synonyms

dumetum

frutectum

spina

chameracerascus

Translations

vepre

esbarzer

romeguera

Gestrüpp

wilder Kirschbaum

αγκάθι

θάμνος

ρείκι

broussaille

fourré

halliers

prunellier

ronceraie

taillis

créquier

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwɛ.preːs]

Etymology

Uncertain; proposed derivations include:
* From a Proto-Indo-European root *werp- (“to bend”) common to Ancient Greek ῥέπω (rhépō, “to incline”).
* From a root common to Russian чуб (čub, “tuft, lock of hair”).