icoon

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) icon, ikoon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈkoːn/

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• Hyphenation: icoon
• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

icoon f (plural iconen, diminutive icoontje n)

1. An icon (religious image of a saint).
2. An icon (small picture).

Derived terms

• iconisch

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ikon