kikker

Danish

Alternative forms

• kigger

Verb

kikker

1. (deprecated template usage) present of kikke

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Dutch

Etymology

An onomatopoeia for the frog's sound. From kikken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.kər/

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• Hyphenation: kik‧ker
• Rhymes: -ɪkər

Noun

kikker m (plural kikkers, diminutive kikkertje n)

1. frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order Anura
2. cleat (device used for fastening), especially a nautical cleat

Synonyms

• kikvors (derived)
• (archaic) puit
• (archaic) vors

Derived terms

• blitskikker
• boomkikker
• driftkikker
• gifkikker
• kikkerbad
• kikkerbil
• kikkerdril
• kikkeren
• kikkererwt
• kikkergezwel
• kikkerland
• kikkerperspectief
• kikkerprins
• kikkervisje
• klauwkikker
• koele kikker
• pijlgifkikker

 

See also

• dikkop m
• dikkopje m
• kikkervisje n
• pad f

References

• van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kikker

1. (deprecated template usage) present of kikke