caleidoscoop

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • kaleidoscoop (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from English kaleidoscope, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “shape”) (compare -oid) +‎ -scope. Coined 1817, by David Brewster, its inventor.[1]

Figurative sense of “constantly changing pattern” attested 1819 by Lord Byron, who had received a kaleidoscope from his publisher.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaː.lɛi̯.doːˈskoːp/
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  • Hyphenation: ca‧lei‧do‧scoop

Noun

caleidoscoop m (plural caleidoscopen, diminutive caleidoscoopje n)

  1. kaleidoscope

Derived terms
  • caleidoscopisch

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “caleidoscoop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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