hooggebergte

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of hoog (“high”) +‎ gebergte (“mountain range”). Cf. German Hochgebirge and West Frisian heechberchtme.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.xəˌbɛrx.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: hoog‧ge‧berg‧te

Noun[edit]

hooggebergte n (plural hooggebergten or hooggebergtes)

  1. mountain range consisting of relatively uneroded high mountains, like alps [from 18th c.]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: hooggebergte
  • → West Frisian: heechgeberchte (calque)
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