apparaat

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French apparat, from Latin apparātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.paːˈraːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pa‧raat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

apparaat n (plural apparaten, diminutive apparaatje n)

  1. apparatus, device
  2. apparatus, staff who work directly on maintaining operations; in particular those of a bureaucracy

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: apparaat
  • → Indonesian: aparat
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