pronkstilleven

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of pronken (“to show off, to display”) +‎ stilleven (“still-life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔŋk.stɪˌleː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: pronk‧stil‧le‧ven

Noun

pronkstilleven n (plural pronkstillevens, diminutive pronkstilleventje n)

1. still-life, often of a larger size, depicting valuable objects, sometimes including food items and animals

Hypernyms

• stilleven