meteoor
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).
Original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmeteoor m (plural meteoren, diminutive meteoortje n)
- meteor
- (obsolete) luminary (light-emitting celestial object)
- Synonym: hemellicht
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editDescendants
edit- → Papiamentu: meteor