hooiberg
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of hooi (“hay”) + berg (“mountain, mound, pile”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hooiberg m (plural hooibergen, diminutive hooibergje n)
- a haystack; mound, pile or stack of stored hay
- a Dutch barn, a hay barrack; an open or semi-open barn for storing hay
Derived terms
[edit]- een naald in een hooiberg (“a needle in a haystack”)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: hay barrack