Wiktionary

heeroom

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of heer (“lord, title for a priest”) +‎ oom (“uncle”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeːr.oːm/, [ˈɦɪːr.oːm], [ˈɦɪːr.oʊ̯m]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: heer‧oom

Noun edit

heeroom m (plural heerooms)

  1. An uncle who is a (Roman Catholic) priest or monastic.
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