potdoof

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of pot (“pot”) +‎ doof (“deaf”). The link to pot is either explained as influence from potdicht (“completely shut, completely closed”) or a jocular reference to a two-eared pot, that still cannot hear despite having two ears.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔtˈdoːf/
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Hyphenation: pot‧doof
Rhymes: -oːf

Adjective

potdoof (not comparable)

completely deaf

Inflection

Inflection of potdoof
uninflected	potdoof
inflected	potdove
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		potdoof
indefinite	m./f. sing.	potdove
	n. sing.	potdoof
	plural	potdove
definite		potdove
partitive		potdoofs

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