zevenslaper
Dutch
Etymology
After the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. Originally a univerbation; equivalent to zeven + slaper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)ˌslaː.pər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ze‧ven‧sla‧per
Noun
zevenslaper m (plural zevenslapers, diminutive zevenslapertje n)
- fat dormouse, Glis glis.
- Archaic spelling of Zevenslaper.
Synonyms
- relmuis
Hypernyms
- slaapmuis