English Explanatory Dictionary

middelmannetjie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or gravel road.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanəki/ /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmanətʃi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-middlemannetjie.wav /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænəki/ /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænət͡ʃi/ /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmʌnəki/

Word forms

middelmannetjie middelmannetjies

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans middelmannetjie (“little man in the middle”) (analysable as middel (“middle”) + man (“man”) + -etjie (“diminutive suffix”)), from Dutch middel (“middle”) + mannetje (“a short man”) (from man (“man”) + -etje, a variant of -tje (diminutive suffix)).

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