borstel
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔrstəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bor‧stel
- Rhymes: -ɔrstəl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch borstel, from Old Dutch *burstil, from Proto-Germanic *burstilaz.
Noun
borstel m (plural borstels, diminutive borsteltje n)
- brush
- Synonyms: kwast, schuier
- bristle
Derived terms
- afwasborstel
- badborstel
- borsteldier
- borstelen
- borstelig
- borstelkop
- borstelkrans
- borstelworm
- haarborstel
- kledingborstel
- klerenborstel
- nagelborstel
- paardenborstel
- rugborstel
- schildersborstel
- staalborstel
- tandenborstel
- toiletborstel
- verfborstel
- wijwaterborstel
Descendants
- Afrikaans: borsel
- Negerhollands: borschel, borsch, bosl
- → Caribbean Hindustani: borso
- → Papiamentu: bòrstel
- → Sranan Tongo: bosro
- → Aukan: bosoo
- → Caribbean Javanese: bosro
- → Galibi Carib: posolo
- → Saramaccan: bosó
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
borstel
- first-person singular present indicative of borstelen
- imperative of borstelen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *burstil, from Proto-Germanic *burstilaz.
Noun
borstel m
- hair of a pig, bristle
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- burstel
Descendants
- Dutch: borstel
- Limburgish: börstel
Further reading
- “burstel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “borstel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN