penaarde
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of pen (“pin, pen”) + aarde (“earth, ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛnˌaːr.də/
- Hyphenation: pen‧aar‧de
Noun
penaarde f (plural penaarden)
- (electricity) earth (UK)/ground (America) on a French type electrical socket, with earthing pins in the upper semicircle (common ground for sockets in Belgium).
See also
- randaarde (common in the Netherlands)