klinkerbotsing

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of klinker +‎ botsing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪŋ.kərˌbɔt.sɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: klin‧ker‧bot‧sing

Noun

klinkerbotsing f (plural klinkerbotsingen)

1. (orthography) an instance or phenomenon where a sequence of vowel characters may ambiguously or misleadingly suggest a different pronunciation as a digraph; used as a term for cases where the official spelling prescribes the use of hyphens or diaereses