proefballon
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- A trial balloon, a balloon used as a probe or to carry some test - or experimental device
- (figuratively) (often in the diminutive: proefballonnetje) A trial balloon, feeler, kite, to test reactions
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish proef (test, experiment, trial) + Dutch, Flemish ballon (balloon).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
ballon
Gloss
balloon
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atoomproef Dutch, Flemish
- ballon Dutch, Flemish
- botsballon Dutch, Flemish
- dierproef Dutch, Flemish
- heteluchtballon Dutch, Flemish
- kernproef Dutch, Flemish
- krachtproef Dutch, Flemish
- lakmoesproef Dutch, Flemish
- luchtballon Dutch, Flemish
- proef Dutch, Flemish
- proefdier Dutch, Flemish
- proefkonijn Dutch, Flemish
- proefschrift Dutch, Flemish
- tekstballon Dutch, Flemish
- ballon French
- ballong Swedish
- försök Swedish
- försöksballong Swedish
- proeven Middle Dutch
- ballon Afrikaans