biograaf

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely borrowed from French biographe. Equivalent to bio- +‎ -graaf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌbi.oːˈɣraːf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bio‧graaf
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Noun[edit]

biograaf m (plural biografen, diminutive biograafje n)

  1. biographer

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: biograaf

References[edit]

  • biograaf” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

biograaf (genitive biograafi, partitive biograafi)

  1. biographer
    Synonym: elulookirjutaja

Declension[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • biograaf”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009