buitenissigheid
Dutch
Etymology
From buitenissig + -heid. Coined along with buitenissig by Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bœy̯.təˈnɪ.səxˌɦɛi̯t/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bui‧te‧nis‧sig‧heid
Noun
buitenissigheid f (plural buitenissigheden)
- (uncountable) Weirdness, oddity, excentricity. [from late 19th c.]
- (countable) Something odd; an excentricity, an oddity. [from late 19th c.]