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单词 kikvors
释义

kikvors

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kikvors (frog).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkək.fɔrs/

Noun

kikvors (plural kikvorse)

  1. (dated, formal) A frog.
    Synonym: padda

Usage notes

  • Although padda can denote both frogs and toads, whether kikvors can be used for toads is unclear.

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • kikvorsch (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of kikken + vors.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪkfɔrs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kik‧vors

Noun

kikvors m (plural kikvorsen, diminutive kikvorsje n)

  1. (formal) A frog.
    Year unknown (but attested as early as 1887), traditional, Aan de oever van de Rotte [On the banks of the Rotte]:
    Aan de oever van de Rotte, / Tussen Delft en Overschie, / Zat een kikvors luid te wenen, / Met een zuig'ling op haar knie.
    On the banks of the Rotte, / Between Delft and Overschie, / Sat a frog weeping loudly, / With a suckling on her knee.

Synonyms

  • kikker m
  • puit m
  • vors m

Derived terms

  • boomkikvors
  • kikvorsman

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kikvors
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