geograaf

Dutch

Etymology

Either from Medieval Latin geographus (possibly via French géographe, cognate with German Geograph) or from geographie (modern spelling geografie (“geography”)), both ultimately from Ancient Greek, literally “rendering the earth”: geo- +‎ -graaf

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣeː.oːˈɣraːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːf
  • Hyphenation: geo‧graaf

Noun

geograaf m (plural geografen, diminutive geograafje n)

  1. a geographer, student of or specialist in geography

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: geograf
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