dorpel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dorpel. Further origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔr.pəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: dor‧pel
- Rhymes: -ɔrpəl
Noun
dorpel m (plural dorpels, diminutive dorpeltje n)
- synonym of drempel
Derived terms
- onderdorpel
- vensterdorpel
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dorpel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “dorpel”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001