Christdorn

German

Etymology

Christ (“Christ”) ‎ Dorn (“thorn”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪst.dɔɐ̯n/
• Hyphenation: Christ‧dorn

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Noun

Christdorn m (strong, genitive Christdornes or Christdorns, plural Christdorne)

1. Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)

   Synonyms: Judendorn, Kreuzdorn

2. Christ's thorn jujube; lotus jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi)
3. honey locust tree (Gleditsia triacanthos)
4. (archaic) sea buckthorn (Hippophae gen. et spp., especially Hippophae rhamnoides)

   Synonym: Sanddorn

5. (dated or regional) holly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)

   Synonym: Stechpalme (see it for more synonyms)

6. (obsolete) hawthorn (Crataegus, the subspecies taxonomy of which is difficult)

   Synonyms: Hagedorn, Weißdorn (see it for more synonyms)

Declension

Declension of Christdorn [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Christdorn	die	Christdorne
genitive	eines	des	Christdornes, Christdorns	der	Christdorne
dative	einem	dem	Christdorn, Christdorne1	den	Christdornen
accusative	einen	den	Christdorn	die	Christdorne

¹Now rare, see notes.