sokkel

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French socle, from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus.

Pronunciation

Noun

sokkel m (plural sokkels, diminutive sokkeltje n)

  1. pedestal, base
    Synonyms: piëdestal, voetstal, voetstel, voetstuk

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sokkel

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Latin socculus (from soccus), via Italian zoccolo; compare with German Sockel.

Noun

sokkel m (definite singular sokkelen, indefinite plural sokler, definite plural soklene)

  1. a base, pedestal, plinth
  2. (electrical) a socket (e.g. for a light bulb)
  3. a shelf (continental shelf)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin socculus (from soccus), via Italian zoccolo.

Noun

sokkel m (definite singular sokkelen, indefinite plural soklar, definite plural soklane)

  1. a base, pedestal, plinth
  2. (electrical) a socket (e.g. for a light bulb)
  3. a shelf (continental shelf)

Derived terms

References

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