wiskunde
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch wiskunde.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
wiskunde (uncountable)
- mathematics
Dutch
Etymology
From earlier Modern Dutch wisconst (literally “art of what is known”). Equivalent to wis + -kunde. Purism introduced as a calque of Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós) by Simon Stevin in the 16th century to replace the Dutch word mathematica which was a borrowing from Latin mathēmatica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪsˌkʏn.də/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: wis‧kun‧de
Noun
wiskunde f (uncountable)
- mathematics
Derived terms
- wiskundig
Related terms
- -kunde
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wiskunde
- → Indonesian: ilmu pasti (calque)
- → West Frisian: wiskunde