viervoeter

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vier +‎ voet +‎ -er, possibly a calque of German Vierfüßler.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːrˌvu.tər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: vier‧voe‧ter

Noun[edit]

viervoeter m (plural viervoeters, diminutive viervoetertje n)

  1. quadruped
  2. tetrapod, any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
  3. (endearing) dog
    Synonym: hond
  4. (poetry) tetrameter
    Synonym: tetrameter

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