zolder
Meaning
attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zol‧der
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɔldər/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch solder, solre, from Old Dutch *solari, *soleri, from Latin sōlārium. Cognate with German Söller. The -d- is a late epenthesis and therefore did not cause the development -old- → -oud- (as in goud etc.). Doublet of solarium.
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