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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of kelder (“cellar”) + mot (“sow”). Cf. English sowbug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛl.dərˌmɔt/
- Hyphenation: kel‧der‧mot
Noun
keldermot f (plural keldermotten, diminutive keldermotje n)
- (Netherlands, mainly used in Overijssel and Gelderland) pill bug, woodlouse: any member of the Isopoda, isopod
- Synonyms: kelderzeug, pissebed, steenmot, muurvarken, (Belgium) varkensbeest