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Etymology

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Compound of pijltje (arrow, diminutive noun) +‎ -s- (inferfix) +‎ methode (method).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛi̯l.tjəs.meːˌtoː.də/
  • Hyphenation: pijl‧tjes‧me‧tho‧de

Noun

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pijltjesmethode f (plural pijltjesmethodes or pijltjesmethoden)

  1. (linguistics) (little) arrows method; method in perceptual dialectology according to which dialects that have been judged similar by respondents are linked by arrows

Descendants

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  • German: Pfeilchenmethode