hooggebergte
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of hoog (“high”) + gebergte (“mountain range”). Cf. German Hochgebirge and West Frisian heechberchtme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.xəˌbɛrx.tə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hoog‧ge‧berg‧te
Noun
hooggebergte n (plural hooggebergten or hooggebergtes)
- mountain range consisting of relatively uneroded high mountains, like alps [from 18th c.]
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hooggebergte
- → West Frisian: heechgeberchte (calque)