erosie
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch erosie, from French érosion, from Latin ērōsiō. The geological and figurative senses may have derived from English erosion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
erosie (plural erosies)
- (geology) erosion
- (figurative) erosion (gradual loss or decay, e.g. of support or social cohesion)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French érosion, from Latin ērōsiō. The geological and figurative senses may have derived from English erosion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
erosie f (plural erosies)
- (geology) erosion
- (figurative) erosion (gradual loss or decay, e.g. of support or social cohesion)
- (obsolete, medicine, chemistry) causticness, corrosion