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Schlehe.

sloe, blackthorn (fruit and tree)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃleːə]
  1. sloe, blackthorn (fruit and tree)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German slēhe, from Old High German slēha, from Proto-West Germanic *slaihā, from Proto-Germanic *slaihǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sléh₃ikos (“bluish”). Cognate with Dutch slee, English sloe, Swedish slån, and probably with Proto-Slavic *sliva (“plum”), whence Russian сли́ва (slíva) etc.

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