schoorsteen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch schoorsteen, equivalent to schoren (“to support”) + steen (“stone”), originally meaning a fireplace supporting a smoke channel, like the word chimney.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editschoorsteen m (plural schoorstenen, diminutive schoorsteentje n)
- A chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue).
- Synonym: (Belgium) schouw
- The smokestack of a steamboat or steam locomotive.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: skoorsteen
- Jersey Dutch: skôstîn
- → Papiamentu: skorsten, skoorstein
- → West Frisian: skoarstien (calque)