evenaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch evenaer (“scales”). Equivalent to evenen +‎ -aar. The modern sense “equator” is a semantic loan from Latin aequātor and may have been coined by Simon Stevin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːvəˌnaːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eve‧naar

Noun

evenaar m (plural evenaars)

  1. equator [from late 16th c.]
  2. (obsolete) scales, balance

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Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: evenaar (dated)
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