okshoofd

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • (all obsolete) okshooft, oxhoofd, oxhooft, ockshoofd, ockshooft

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ocxhooft (first attested in 1475), a partial calque of Middle English hoggeshed (see hoofd), with loss of initial h-; *oks is not a Dutch word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔks.ɦoːft/
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Noun

okshoofd n (plural okshoofden, diminutive okshoofdje n)

  1. (historical) hogshead (measure of volume)

Descendants

  • → Swedish: oxhuvud (calque)

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