Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From vier +‎ voet +‎ -er, possibly a calque of German Vierfüßler.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːrˌvu.tər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vier‧voe‧ter

Noun edit

viervoeter m (plural viervoeters, diminutive viervoetertje n)

  1. quadruped
  2. tetrapod, any member of the superclass Tetrapoda
  3. (endearing) dog
    Synonym: hond
  4. (poetry) tetrameter
    Synonym: tetrameter

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