Gooise r
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after its use in broadcasts. Hilversum, a town functioning as the main centre for television and radio broadcasting, is located in het Gooi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gooise r f (uncountable)
- (Netherlands) A realisation of the r phoneme in Dutch as a uvular trill in onsets and as a velar bunched approximant, or alternatively non-rhotically, in codas; associated with the upper middle class and social climbers.
- Synonym: bekakte r