"kwee" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: nl-kwee.ogg Forms: kweeën [plural], kweetje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch quede, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Latin *quidōnea (see cotōneum, cydōnium), from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion). The n seen in Latin and Greek was lost at some point after the Germanic borrowing from Latin, likely due to its re-interpretation as a plural ending (an instance of back-formation); compare Luxembourgish Quitt. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|quede}} Middle Dutch quede, {{inh|nl|odt|}} Old Dutch [Term?], {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|}} Proto-West Germanic [Term?], {{der|nl|la|*quidōnea}} Latin *quidōnea, {{der|nl|grc|κυδώνιον}} Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation, {{cog|lb|Quitt}} Luxembourgish Quitt Head templates: {{nl-noun|m,f|-en|+}} kwee m or f (plural kweeën, diminutive kweetje n)
  1. quince (Cydonia oblonga, plant or fruit) Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: kweepeer, kweeappel Derived forms: kweeappel, kweeboom, kweepeer, sierkwee
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