breekwater

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English breakwater, or possibly from Dutch breekwater, which borrowed it from English. Equivalent to breek +‎ water.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɪə̯kˌvɑː.tər/

Noun[edit]

breekwater (plural breekwaters)

  1. breakwater

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English breakwater. Equivalent to breken +‎ water.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːkˌʋaː.tər/
  • Hyphenation: breek‧wa‧ter

Noun[edit]

breekwater m or n (plural breekwaters)

  1. (archaic, now rare) breakwater [from 19th c.]
    Synonym: golfbreker
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