klinkerbotsing
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of klinker + botsing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɪŋ.kərˌbɔt.sɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: klin‧ker‧bot‧sing
Noun
klinkerbotsing f (plural klinkerbotsingen)
- (orthography) An instance or phenomenon where a sequence of vowel characters may ambiguously or misleadingly suggest a different pronunciation as a digraph; used as a term for cases where the official spelling prescribes the use of hyphens or diaereses.