horloge

English

Noun

horloge (plural horloges)

1. Alternative form of horologe

Dutch

Alternative forms

• horlogie (archaic)
• horologie, orloge, orlogie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch orlogie, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). The current spelling was influenced by Modern French horloge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔrˈloː.ʒə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hor‧lo‧ge
• Rhymes: -oːʒə

Noun

horloge n (plural horloges, diminutive horlogetje n)

1. (Netherlands) watch (wearable timepiece)

   Coordinate term: klok

2. (Belgium) any timepiece (watch or clock)

   Synonym: uurwerk

Derived terms

• horlogemaker
• polshorloge
• zakhorloge

Descendants

• Afrikaans: horlosie
• Negerhollands: horlooschi, holosi, holochi
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: holosi (dated)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: holósi
• → Caribbean Javanese: arloji
• → Indonesian: arloji
  • → Petjo: airlodji
• → Papiamentu: oloshi, horlosji, holósji
• → Sranan Tongo: oloisi
  • → Aukan: oloisi
  • → Kari'na: olosi
  • → Saramaccan: olóísi
  • → Trió: oroisi, joroisi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French horloge, from Old French orloge, oriloge, from Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.lɔʒ/

• Audio; “une horloge”:

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Noun

horloge f (plural horloges)

1. clock

Derived terms

• horloge atomique
• horloge biologique
• horloge circadienne
• horloge interne

 

Related terms

• heure

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: òlòj
• → Tamil: ஒர்லோஸ்கட்டை (orlōskaṭṭai)

Further reading

• “horloge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.