verrekijker
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From verre (“far (adverb)”) + kijker, an early seventeenth-century calque of Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
verrekijker m (plural verrekijkers, diminutive verrekijkertje n)
- pair of binoculars
- (archaic) spyglass (especially one not used for astronomy)
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: verkyker