verrekijker

Meaning

1. (masculine) pair of binoculars
2. (archaic, masculine) spyglass (especially one not used for astronomy)

Concepts

binoculars

telescope

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spyglass

binocular

spy-glass

binocs

field glass

field glasses

glass

Synonyms

kijker

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telescoop

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binocle

toneelkijker

binoculair

sterrenkijker

veldkijker

Translations

Fernglas

binocolo

binóculo

jumelles

binoculares

Fernrohr

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dürbün

gemelos

prismáticos

Feldstecher

luneta

catalejo

Teleskop

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binocles

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛ.rəˌkɛi̯.kər/

Etymology

From verre (“far (adverb)”) + kijker, an early seventeenth-century calque of Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos).