leerkracht

Dutch

Etymology

Ca. 1900, from leren (“to teach, learn”) +‎ kracht (“force, (man)power”), a calque of German Lehrkraft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːr.krɑxt/
  • leerkracht(file)
  • Hyphenation: leer‧kracht

Noun

leerkracht m or f (plural leerkrachten, diminutive leerkrachtje n)

  1. teacher, educator (qualified educator)
  2. (archaic) capacity or capability to learn

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: leerkrag
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