symbool

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon). Middle Dutch used the Latin form symbolum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪmˈboːl/
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  • Hyphenation: sym‧bool
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

symbool n (plural symbolen, diminutive symbooltje n)

  1. a symbol, sign, character, glyph or anything of symbolic value
    Synonym: teken
  2. a (notably Chistian) creed
    Synonyms: symbolum, geloofsbelijdenis, credo

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: simbol