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viervoeter

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From vier +‎ voet +‎ -er, possibly a calque of German Vierfüßler.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːrˌvu.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: vier‧voe‧ter

Noun

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viervoeter m (plural viervoeters, diminutive viervoetertje n)

  1. quadruped
  2. tetrapod, any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
  3. (endearing) dog
    Synonym: hond
  4. (poetry) tetrameter
    Synonym: tetrameter
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