teringlijder
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- teringlijer (insult only)
Etymology[edit]
Compound of tering (“tuberculosis”) + lijder (“someone afflicted by a disease”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (patient) /ˈteː.rɪŋˌlɛi̯.dər/, (term of abuse) /ˈteː.rɪŋˌlɛi̯.ər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: te‧ring‧lij‧der
Noun[edit]
teringlijder m (plural teringlijders, diminutive teringlijdertje n)
- (Netherlands, derogatory) asshole (generic term of abuse)
- (historical) consumptive, tuberculotic