Gooise r
Dutch
editEtymology
editNamed after its use in broadcasts. Hilversum, a town functioning as the main centre for television and radio broadcasting, is located in het Gooi.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editGooise r f (uncountable)
- (Netherlands) a realisation of the r phoneme in Dutch as a uvular trill in onsets and as a velar bunched approximant, or alternatively non-rhotically, in codas; associated with the upper middle class and social climbers
- Synonym: bekakte r