skaduwee

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

  • skadu (roughly equally common)

Etymology

From Dutch schaduwe, regional variant of schaduw, from Middle Dutch schade, schaduwe. The second reduced syllable was provided with a secondary stress in Afrikaans.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑːdəˌviə̯/

Noun

skaduwee (plural skaduwees, diminutive skaduweetjie)

  1. shadow
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.