spijker

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛi̯kər/
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  • Hyphenation: spij‧ker
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯kər

Etymology 1

spijker

From Middle Dutch spiker, from Old Dutch spīkere, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkr, from Proto-Germanic *spīkraz (“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“to be pointed; sharp point, stick”).

Noun

spijker m (plural spijkers, diminutive spijkertje n)

  1. nail (metal fastener)
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Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch *spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic *spīkārī, from Late Latin spīcārium. Compare German Speicher, Old Saxon spīkari.

Noun

spijker m or n (plural spijkers, diminutive spijkertje n)

  1. granary
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spijker

  1. inflection of spijkeren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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