vergadertijger
Dutch (Brabantic)
/vɛrˈɣaː.dərˌtɛi̯.ɣər/
noun
Definitions
- (informal) A person who often and habitually attends meetings, usually also seeking to increase their importance and frequency.
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish vergaderen (assemble) + Dutch, Flemish tijger (tiger).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
tijger
Gloss
tiger
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
虎
Emoji
🐅 🐯
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gaderen Dutch, Flemish
- kroegtijger Dutch, Flemish
- tijger Dutch, Flemish
- tijgerhaai Dutch, Flemish
- tijgerin Dutch, Flemish
- tijgerpython Dutch, Flemish
- tijgerspin Dutch, Flemish
- vergaderen Dutch, Flemish
- vergadering Dutch, Flemish
- vergaderzaal Dutch, Flemish
- tiger Middle Dutch
- vergaderen Middle Dutch
- tier Afrikaans