weger

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.ɣər/
  • Hyphenation: we‧ger
  • Rhymes: -eːɣər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch weger. Equivalent to wegen (“to weigh”) +‎ -er.

Noun

weger m (plural wegers)

  1. a weigher; someone, especially an official, who weighs objects

Etymology 2

From weeg (“framing”) +‎ -er.

Noun

weger m (plural wegers)

  1. (nautical) a keelson
Alternative forms
Hypernyms
  • bekledingsplank
Hyponyms
Descendants
  • → French: vaigre
    • → Catalan: vàgara
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