honk

Signification (Anglais)

1. (neuter,rare) home, place where one belongs, shelter
2. (neuter) base (safe zone, e.g. in baseball and similar sports)

Concepts

but

dessein

coussin

base

idée

💡

intention

finalité

Synonymes

doelwit

doel

doelstelling

wit

voornemen

bedoeling

zin

strekking

toeleg

plan

station

🚉

base

Genre

Neutre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɦɔŋk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle Dutch honc, likely through Old Dutch from Proto-Germanic *hank-, *hunk-. Only has cognates in the Frisian languages and possibly in the Old High German placename Hancwin. Since cognates outside of Germanic are lacking, the word is probably of substrate origin. Possibly related to haak (“hook”) and hoek (“corner”).