omroep

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. (masculine) broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts
2. (masculine) broadcasting, the technical business of transmitting audiovisual content via radio or television

Verb

first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of omroepen

Binavkirî wek

om‧roep

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Back-formation from omroeper (“town crier”), coined by Dutch radio pioneer Jan Corver in 1922. Equivalent to om (“around”) + roep (“call”). Compare Middle Dutch ommeroep (“public proclamation or announcement”).