moerbei

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moerbei

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch moerbeye, from Old Dutch *mōrberi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: moer‧bei

Noun

moerbei f (plural moerbeien, diminutive moerbeitje n)

1. mulberry (the berry)

   Synonyms: moerbes, (archaic, dialectal) moerbezie

2. the mulberry tree, which bears this fruit (of genus Morus)

   Synonyms: moerboom, moerbeiboom

Derived terms

• moerbeiboom
• moerbeistadium
• moerbeivlinder
• moerbeizij, moerbeizijde

Descendants

• Afrikaans: moerbei
• → Indonesian: murbei
• → Malay: murbei
• → West Frisian: moerbei