spinnekop
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch spinnekop (“spider”).
Noun
spinnekop (plural spinnekoppe, diminutive spinnekoppie)
- spider; predatory anthropod from the order Araneae
Dutch
Etymology
Equivalent to spin (“spider”) + kop (“spider”). Kop is here an alternative form of koppe (also kobbe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɪ.nəˌkɔp/
- Hyphenation: spin‧ne‧kop
Noun
spinnekop f (plural spinnekoppen, diminutive spinnekoppetje n)
- spider
- Synonyms: kobbe, kop, koppe, spin
Usage notes
The plural spinnekobben is also encountered, which would assume the singular spinnekob. A final -b in Dutch is voiced as a -p, rendering the pronunciation identical between spinnekop and spinnekob.