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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of treuren (“to grieve, to be sad”) + buis (“tube, cathode ray tube”). Coined by Gerrit Komrij as a pejorative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrøːr.bœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: treur‧buis
Noun
treurbuis f (plural treurbuizen)
- (chiefly singular, chiefly humorous, otherwise derogatory) television
- Synonyms: kijkbuis, televisie