andijvie

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • andivie (dialectal)
  • endivie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch endivie, from Old French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Byzantine Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion), itself from Latin intibus. The ultimate source is likely Semitic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈdɛi̯.vi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧dij‧vie

Noun

andijvie f or m (plural andijvies, diminutive andijvietje n)

  1. endive (Cichorium endivia, a vegetable)

Usage notes

  • Sometimes masculine in Southern Dutch.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: andyvie
  • → Indonesian: andéwi
  • → Papiamentu: andijvie, andijvi
  • → Sundanese: ᮃᮔ᮪ᮓᮦᮝᮤ (andéwi)
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