hersenen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch hersene, from Old Dutch *hirsna, from Proto-West Germanic *hersnō, from Proto-Germanic *hersô. hersnō === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.sə.nə(n)/ Hyphenation: her‧se‧nen === Noun === hersenen pl (plural only, diminutive hersentjes n) (plural only) brain Synonym: brein ==== Usage notes ==== The form hersen (an apparent singular but in fact an obsolete plural form in itself) is rare as simplex, but is used as a combining form in compounds. ==== Alternative forms ==== hersens harsenen, harsens, harses (dialectal) hersen (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: harsings