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thornbush en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈθɔɹnˌbʊʃ/ (Scotland)
  • /-ˌbʌʃ/ (Scotland, traditional)
  • /ˈθoɹnˌbʊʃ/ (Canada, US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈθɔːnˌbɵʃ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈθɔːnˌbʊʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
  • /-ˌbʉʃ/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland, also)

Etymology

Compound of thorn + bush. Cognate with Dutch doornbos, German Dornbusch and Swedish törnbuske, all meaning the same and having the same elements (stemming from Proto-Germanic *þurnaz + *buskaz), thus they either share a common Germanic root or are calques of the German word.

Meanings

  1. Any of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.
    • “Meanwhile thornbush sprung wild around the house overnight.” 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 261:

Forms

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thornbushes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

thornshrub

Translations (71)

fr épineux (thorny shrub or bush) · ga sceach (thorny shrub or bush) · pt espinheiro (thorny shrub or bush) · sv törnbuske (thorny shrub or bush) · bg шипка (thorny shrub or bush) · la sentis (thorny shrub or bush) · syc ܣܢܝܐ (thorny shrub or bush) · ro rug (thorny shrub or bush) · qu kichka (thorny shrub or bush) · de Dornbusch (thorny shrub or bush) · it rovo (thorny shrub or bush) · gl silveira (thorny shrub or bush) · sh trnjak (thorny shrub or bush) · gl fonce (thorny shrub or bush) · ro mărăcine (thorny shrub or bush) · oc espin (thorny shrub or bush) · cy miaren (thorny shrub or bush) · srn makamaka (thorny shrub or bush) · gl balseiro (thorny shrub or bush) · ru шипо́вник (thorny shrub or bush) · cs trní (thorny shrub or bush) · es brezo (thorny shrub or bush) · ru терно́вник (thorny shrub or bush) · hy փուշ (thorny shrub or bush) · te క్రంప (thorny shrub or bush) · it spino (thorny shrub or bush) · gd dris (thorny shrub or bush) · eo dornarbusto (thorny shrub or bush) · gl bardaleiro (thorny shrub or bush) · gl silvareu (thorny shrub or bush) · fi piikkipensas (thorny shrub or bush) · cy mieri (thorny shrub or bush) · nl doornstruik (thorny shrub or bush) · hu tüskebokor (thorny shrub or bush) · ca bruc (thorny shrub or bush) · nl doornbos (thorny shrub or bush) · gl espiñeira (thorny shrub or bush) · ca bardissa (thorny shrub or bush) · mi tātarāmoa (thorny shrub or bush) · mi taraheke (thorny shrub or bush) · ga sceacha (thorny shrub or bush) · gl balsa (thorny shrub or bush) · sv taggbuske (thorny shrub or bush) · mi tairo (thorny shrub or bush) · sga dris (thorny shrub or bush) · pt sarça (thorny shrub or bush) · gl bardal (thorny shrub or bush) · ga dris (thorny shrub or bush) · sq ferrël (thorny shrub or bush) · el ρείκι (thorny shrub or bush) · mi taramoa (thorny shrub or bush) · gd dreas (thorny shrub or bush) · sv törne (thorny shrub or bush) · grc ῥάμνος (thorny shrub or bush) · gl silva (thorny shrub or bush) · gl xibarda (thorny shrub or bush) · syc ܣܢܐ (thorny shrub or bush) · fa تلو (thorny shrub or bush) · fr buisson épineux (thorny shrub or bush) · enm brembel (thorny shrub or bush) · fo tornarunnur (thorny shrub or bush) · ar شَوْك (thorny shrub or bush) · te కంప (thorny shrub or bush) · syc סַנְיָא (thorny shrub or bush) · sq ferrë (thorny shrub or bush) · sk tŕnie (thorny shrub or bush) · es zarzal (thorny shrub or bush) · fa خاربوته (thorny shrub or bush) · la veprēs (thorny shrub or bush) · fa مغیلان (thorny shrub or bush) · fr bruyère (thorny shrub or bush)