aanhalingsteken

Dutch

Etymology

From aanhaling (“quotation, (text) citation”) +‎ -s- +‎ teken (“sign, mark”), from aanhalen (“to quote, cite”) (from aan- (“to, forth”) + halen (“to get, fetch”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːn.ɦaː.lɪŋsˌteː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: aan‧ha‧lings‧te‧ken

Noun

aanhalingsteken n (plural aanhalingstekens, diminutive aanhalingstekentje n)

  1. A quotation mark.
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