waterjuffer
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of water + juffer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌjʏ.fər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧juf‧fer
Noun
waterjuffer f (plural waterjuffers, diminutive waterjuffertje n)
- (zoology) pond damselfly; any damselfly that belongs to the family Coenagrionidae [from late 18th c.]
Hypernyms
- libel
Descendants
- Afrikaans: waterjuffer
- → West Frisian: wetterjuffer (calque)