toestel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch toestel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.stɛl/

Noun

toestel (plural toestelle, diminutive toestelletjie)

  1. device, appliance

Dutch

Etymology

Deverbal from toestellen (“to provide, to ready”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuˌstɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: toe‧stel

Noun

toestel n (plural toestellen, diminutive toestelletje n)

  1. device, appliance
  2. apparatus
  3. aircraft, airplane
  4. (obsolete, collective) paraphernalia, miscellanea

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: toestel
  • → Indonesian: tustel
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