kikkert

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to kikke (“to look”) +‎ -ert (person or thing), from Dutch kijker.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kikərt/, [ˈkʰiɡ̊ɐd̥]

Noun

kikkert c (singular definite kikkerten, plural indefinite kikkerter)

1. binoculars

Declension

Declension of kikkert

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kikkert	kikkerten	kikkerter	kikkerterne
genitive	kikkerts	kikkertens	kikkerters	kikkerternes

Derived terms

• kikkertkirurgi
• kikkertoperation
• kikkertsigte
• kikkertsyn
• kikkertundersøgelse
• stjernekikkert

References

• “kikkert” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Dutch kijker.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /çikert/, [ˈçɪkːɛʈ]

Noun

kikkert m (definite singular kikkerten, indefinite plural kikkerter, definite plural kikkertene)

1. (a pair of) binoculars

Derived terms

• kikkertsikte

Related terms

• kikke

References

• “kikkert” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çikɛrt/

Noun

kikkert m (definite singular kikkerten, indefinite plural kikkertar, definite plural kikkertane)

1. Alternative form of kikert

Derived terms

• kikkertsikte

References

“kikkert” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kikkert c (plural kikkerts, diminutive kikkertsje)

1. frog

   Synonym: froask

Further reading

• “kikkert”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011