potlood

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch potlood.

Noun

potlood (plural potlode)

1. pencil

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Dutch

Etymology

From pot (“pot”) +‎ lood (“lead”). Originally it was a name for graphite, used for glazing pots, which was misidentified as a form of lead. Compare English black lead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔt.loːt/

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• Hyphenation: pot‧lood

Noun

potlood n (plural potloden, diminutive potloodje n)

1. A pencil.
2. Graphite.

   Synonym: grafiet

3. (especially) Graphite powder.

Derived terms

• glaspotlood
• kleurpotlood
• potloodhouder
• potloodsnor
• potloodstreep
• potloodtekening
• potloodventer
• schrijfpotlood
• tekenpotlood
• timmermanspotlood
• vulpotlood
• zakpotlood

Descendants

• Afrikaans: potlood
• → Indonesian: potlot
• → West Frisian: potlead (calque)