Meddeböök

Limburgish

Der Meddeböök (1)

Der Meddeböök (2)

Alternative forms

• middebeuk (Veldeke spelling)
• Mede̩böök (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Meddeböuk

Etymology

Compound of Medde (“middle”) +‎ Böök (“part of a church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.dəˌbøːk/

Noun

Meddeböök m (plural Meddebööke, diminutive Meddeböökske) (German-based spelling)

1. (broadly) Synonym of Schepp (“nave”)
2. (strictly) the central part of the nave on the ground-floor that excludes the nave-aisles

Coordinate terms

• Sieböök
• Dwääschböök