evenaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch evenaer (“scales”). Equivalent to evenen +‎ -aar. The modern sense “equator” is a semantic loan from Latin aequātor and may have been coined by Simon Stevin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːvəˌnaːr/

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• Hyphenation: eve‧naar

Noun

evenaar m (plural evenaars)

1. equator [from late 16th c.]
2. (obsolete) scales, balance

Synonyms

• (equator): equator

Derived terms

• evenaarswoud
• evenaren

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: evenaar (dated)