potlood
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch potlood.
Noun
potlood (plural potlode)
- pencil
Dutch
Etymology
From pot (“pot”) + lood (“lead”). Originally it was a name for graphite, used for glazing pots, which was misidentified as a form of lead. Compare English black lead.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔt.loːt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: pot‧lood
Noun
potlood n (plural potloden, diminutive potloodje n)
- pencil
- graphite
- Synonym: grafiet
Derived terms
- kleurpotlood
- tekenpotlood
- timmermanspotlood
- vulpotlood
Descendants
- Afrikaans: potlood