spinnekop

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch spinnekop (“spider”).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

spinnekop (plural spinnekoppe, diminutive spinnekoppie)

spider; predatory anthropod from the order Araneae

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Equivalent to spin (“spider”) +‎ kop (“spider”). Kop is here an alternative form of koppe (also kobbe).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈspɪ.nəˌkɔp/
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Hyphenation: spin‧ne‧kop

Noun edit

spinnekop f (plural spinnekoppen, diminutive spinnekoppetje n)

spider
Synonyms: kobbe, kop, koppe, spin

Usage notes edit

The plural spinnekobben is also encountered, which would assume the singular spinnekob. A final -b in Dutch is voiced as a -p, rendering the pronunciation identical between spinnekop and spinnekob.

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: spinnekop
Negerhollands: spinkop
→ Papiamentu: spenekòk