horloge
Dutch
Alternative forms
- horlogie (archaic)
- horologie, orloge, orlogie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch orlogie, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). The current spelling was influenced by Modern French horloge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɔrˈloː.ʒə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hor‧lo‧ge
- Rhymes: -oːʒə
Noun
horloge n (plural horloges, diminutive horlogetje n)
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French horloge, from Old French orloge, oriloge, from Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /ɔʁ.lɔʒ/
audio (une horloge) (file)
Related terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: òlòj
Further reading
- “horloge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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