schoolvosserij

Dutch

Etymology

From schoolvos +‎ -erij, perhaps a calque of German Schulfuchserei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsxoːl.vɔ.səˈrɛi̯/
  • Hyphenation: school‧vos‧se‧rij

Noun

schoolvosserij f (uncountable)

  1. pedantry, in particular when done by teachers [from late 18th c.]

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skoolvossery
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.