buitenissigheid

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From buitenissig +‎ -heid. Coined along with buitenissig by Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bœy̯.təˈnɪ.səxˌɦɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: bui‧te‧nis‧sig‧heid

Noun[edit]

buitenissigheid f (plural buitenissigheden)

  1. (uncountable) Weirdness, oddity, excentricity. [from late 19th c.]
  2. (countable) Something odd; an excentricity, an oddity. [from late 19th c.]
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