metselaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch metselare. Equivalent to metselen +‎ -aar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.səˌlaːr/, [ˈmɛtsəlaːr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: met‧se‧laar

Noun

metselaar m (plural metselaars, diminutive metselaartje n, feminine metselaarster)

  1. bricklayer, mason

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: messelaar
  • Negerhollands: metselaar
  • → Papiamentu: mètsla, mèrsla, mèsla, meslaar, messelaar
  • → Sranan Tongo: mesreman, meslari, messelar
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: mesremán
    • → Saramaccan: mésema
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