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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch waterpomp. Equivalent to water + pomp.
Noun
waterpomp (plural waterpompe)
- water pump
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of water + pomp. First attested in the late seventeenth century, but only gaining currency in the eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌpɔmp/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧pomp
Noun
waterpomp f (plural waterpompen, diminutive waterpompje n)
- water pump
- 1681, Wilhelmus Goeree, d' Algemeene Bouwkunde, Volgens d'Antyke En Hedendaagse Manier, publ. by Wilhelmus Goeree, page 164, page header.
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