eierstok
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch eierstok, from German Eierstock. Equivalent to eier (“egg”) stok (“stick”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeierstok (plural eierstokke, diminutive eierstokkie)
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Eierstock. Analyzable as ei (“egg”) -er- stok (“stock, stick”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editeierstok m (plural eierstokken, diminutive eierstokje n)
- ovary, the female animal's organ which produces eggs
- (botany) the swelling part of a pistil which bears ovules
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: eierstok
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