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Stechdorn

German, noun/ˈʃtɛç.dɔɐ̯n/

Stechdorn is a German masculine noun meaning “Christ's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does Stechdorn mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    datedmasculineChrist's thorn (Paliurus gen. et spp., especially Paliurus spina-christi)

  2. 2

    archaicmasculinesea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

  3. 3

    masculineobsoleteholly, European holly (Ilex or Ilex aquifolium)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of Stechdorn

  • Stechdornes genitive
  • Stechdorns genitive
  • Stechdorne plural
  • Stechdornen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Stechdorn?

  • /ˈʃtɛç.dɔɐ̯n/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.