kikker
Danish
Alternative forms
Verb
kikker
- present of kikke
Dutch
Etymology
An onomatopoeia for the frog's sound. From kikken + -er. Compare West Frisian kikkert (“frog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.kər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kik‧ker
- Rhymes: -ɪkər
Noun
kikker m (plural kikkers, diminutive kikkertje n)
- a frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order Anura
- a cleat (device used for fastening), especially a nautical cleat
Derived terms
types of frog
- bastaardkikker
- boomkikker
- boskikker
- brulkikker
- gifkikker
- goliathkikker
- heikikker
- klauwkikker
- meerkikker
- pijlgifkikker
- poelkikker
- staartkikker
See also
References
- van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kikker
- present of kikke