apparatuur
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Apparatur, from Latin apparātūra. Equivalent to apparaat + -uur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑ.paː.raːˈtyːr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ap‧pa‧ra‧tuur
- Rhymes: -yr
Noun
apparatuur f (uncountable)
- equipment, esp. a set of devices [from 1920s]
- (archaic) paraphernalia, appareil, usually in reference to leather [late 19th–early 20th c.]
Derived terms
- afluisterapparatuur
- computerapparatuur
Descendants
- Afrikaans: apparatuur
- → Indonesian: aparatur