andijvie
Dutch
Alternative forms
- andivie (dialectal)
- endivie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch endivie, from Old French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Late Latin intibus, from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον (éntubon). Ultimately of uncertain origin, indeed perhaps Ancient Greek Τῦβι (Tûbi, “the month of Tybi, roughly January”) from Egyptian tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt (“the month of Tybi”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑnˈdɛi̯.vi/
andijvie (file) - Hyphenation: an‧dij‧vie
Noun
andijvie f or m (plural andijvies, diminutive andijvietje n)
- endive, Cichorium endivia (salad vegetable)
Usage notes
- Sometimes masculine in Southern Dutch.
Derived terms
- andijvieblad
- andijviesalade
- andijviesla
- andijviestampot
Descendants
- Afrikaans: andyvie
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