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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of pot (“pot”) + doof (“deaf”). The link to pot is either explained as influence from potdicht (“completely shut, completely closed”) or a jocular reference to a two-eared pot, that still cannot hear despite having two ears.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔtˈdoːf/
- Hyphenation: pot‧doof
- Rhymes: -oːf
Adjective
potdoof (not comparable)
- completely deaf
Inflection