idioom
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French idiome, and its source, Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “a peculiarity, property, a peculiar phraseology, idiom”), from ἰδιοῦσθαι (idioûsthai, “to make one's own, appropriate to oneself”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private, personal, peculiar, separate”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editidioom n (plural idiomen, diminutive idioompje n)
- idiom, expression or a combination of words used in a language in a way which is typical for that particular language
Synonyms
edit- taaleigen n, (=belonging to a language)