vergeet-mij-niet

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === vergeet-me-niet vergeetmeniet (superseded) vergeetmijniet (superseded) === Etymology === Univerbation of vergeet +‎ mij +‎ niet, calque of German Vergissmeinnicht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈɣeːt.mɛi̯ˌnit/ Hyphenation: ver‧geet-mij-niet === Noun === vergeet-mij-niet m (plural vergeet-mij-nieten, diminutive vergeet-mij-nietje n) (chiefly diminutive) a forget-me-not, flower of the genus Myosotis (chiefly diminutive, Suriname) Nepsera aquatica ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: vergeet-my-niet === References ===