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hommelbij.

drone, male bee

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɦɔ.məlˌbɛi̯/
  1. drone, male bee

    archaic · feminine · no-diminutive
  2. bumblebee

    feminine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Compound of hommel (“bumblebee”) + bij (“bee”). Hommel is ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, probably related to English hum. Compare English bumblebee, where the first element is Middle English bombeln (“to buzz”).

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