zolder
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch solder, solre, from Old Dutch *solari, *soleri, from Latin sōlārium. Cognate with German Söller. The -d- is a late epenthesis and therefore did not cause the development -old- → -oud- (as in goud etc.). Doublet of solarium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zolder m (plural zolders, diminutive zoldertje n)
- attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)
Derived terms edit
- bezolderen
- hooizolder
- opzolderen
- orgelzolder
- overzolderen
- rommelzolder
- zolderen
- zolderkamer
- zolderraam