waterpomp

From Dutch waterpomp. Equivalent to water +‎ pomp.

waterpomp (plural waterpompe)

1. water pump

Compound of water +‎ pomp. First attested in the late seventeenth century, but only gaining currency in the eighteenth century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌpɔmp/

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• Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧pomp

waterpomp f (plural waterpompen, diminutive waterpompje n)

1. water pump [from late 17th c.]
   • 1681, Wilhelmus Goeree, d' Algemeene Bouwkunde, Volgens d'Antyke En Hedendaagse Manier, publ. by Wilhelmus Goeree, page 164, page header.

     Waterpompen en Zekreten.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• waterpomptang

• Afrikaans: waterpomp
• → Caribbean Hindustani: wátrápompu