icoon

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) icon, ikoon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈkoːn/
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  • Hyphenation: icoon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

icoon f (plural iconen, diminutive icoontje n)

  1. An icon (religious image of a saint).
  2. An icon (small picture).

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: ikon
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