symbool

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον (súmbolon). Middle Dutch used the Latin form symbolum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪmˈboːl/

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• Hyphenation: sym‧bool
• Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

symbool n (plural symbolen, diminutive symbooltje n)

1. a symbol, sign, character, glyph or anything of symbolic value
2. a (notably Chistian) creed

Synonyms

• (symbol) teken
• (creed) symbolum n, geloofsbelijdenis, credo n

Derived terms

• symboolpolitiek
• symboolwaarde

Related terms

• symboliek
• symbolisch
• symbolisme n
• symbolist m

Descendants

• → Indonesian: simbol