zolder

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch solder, solre, from Old Dutch *solari, *soleri, from Latin sōlārium. Cognate with German Söller. The -d- is a late epenthesis and therefore did not cause the development -old- → -oud- (as in goud etc.). Doublet of solarium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔldər/

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• Hyphenation: zol‧der
• Rhymes: -ɔldər

Noun

zolder m (plural zolders, diminutive zoldertje n)

1. attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)

Derived terms

• bezolderen
• hooizolder
• opzolderen
• orgelzolder
• overzolderen
• rommelzolder
• zolderen
• zolderkamer
• zolderraam

Descendants

• Afrikaans: solder
• → Sranan Tongo: sodro
  • → Aukan: sodoo
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: sodro
  • → Caribbean Javanese: slodro