abbreviatie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abbreviātiō. Equivalent to abbreviëren +‎ -atie.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ab‧bre‧vi‧a‧tie
• Rhymes: -aːtsi

Noun

abbreviatie f (plural abbreviaties, diminutive abbreviatietje n)

1. (formal) abbreviation

   Synonym: afkorting

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “abbreviatie”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute