poreye

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French poree.

Noun

poreye f

  1. leek

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative poreye poreyen
accusative poreye poreyen
genitive poreye, poreyen poreyen
dative poreye, poreyen poreyen

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: prei
    • Afrikaans: prei
    • Indonesian: prei
    • Papiamentu: prei
    • West Frisian: prei
  • West Flemish: pret

Further reading

  • poret”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “poreye”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN