horloge
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English
Noun
horloge (plural horloges)
- Alternative form of horologe
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch orlogie, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). The current spelling was influenced by Modern French horloge.
Pronunciation
Noun
horloge n (plural horloges, diminutive horlogetje n)
- (Netherlands) watch (wearable timepiece)
- Coordinate term: klok
- (Belgium) any timepiece (watch or clock)
- Synonym: uurwerk
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: horlosie
- Negerhollands: horlooschi, holosi, holochi
- → Virgin Islands Creole: holosi (dated)
- Skepi Creole Dutch: holósi
- → Caribbean Javanese: arloji
- → Indonesian: arloji
- → Petjo: airlodji
- → Papiamentu: oloshi, horlosji, holósji
- → Sranan Tongo: oloisi
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French horloge, from Old French orloge, oriloge, from Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
Noun
horloge f (plural horloges)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: òlòj
Further reading
- “horloge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.