roltrap
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Mid-1920s, from rollen + trap, a calque of German Rolltreppe and/or French escalier roulant (both ca. 1900).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
roltrap m (plural roltrappen, diminutive roltrapje n)
- escalator
- 1926 March 20, "De Bijenkorf" (advertisement), Haagsche Courant, No. 13219, part 3, page 4.
- Voor de communicatie tusschen de vijf étages dienen vier ruime personenliften en vier goederenliften, een roltrap (escalier roulant), de eerste in ons land, is in staat 4000 personen per uur te vervoeren.
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- 1926 March 20, "De Bijenkorf" (advertisement), Haagsche Courant, No. 13219, part 3, page 4.
Descendants edit
- → Afrikaans: roltrap
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