beholder

English

Etymology

From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈhəʊldə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)

Noun

beholder (plural beholders)

  1. Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
  2. (fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b̥eˈhʌlˀɐ]

Noun

beholder c (singular definite beholderen, plural indefinite beholdere)

  1. container (an item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported)
  2. tank (container)

Inflection

Declension of beholder
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beholder beholderen beholdere beholderne
genitive beholders beholderens beholderes beholdernes

Verb

beholder

  1. present of beholde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Behälter.

Noun

beholder m (definite singular beholderen, indefinite plural beholdere, definite plural beholderne)

  1. a container
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

beholder

  1. present tense of beholde

References

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