See seilmaker on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From seil (“sail”) + -maker (“craftsperson-forming suffix”), literally “sail-maker”.\nThe second element -maker (“craftsperson-forming suffix”) is from Old Norse -makari and Middle Low German -maker. The latter is based on maken (“to make, do”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to make suitable; prepare; make”), with an occupational suffix from Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz (“occupational agent suffix”).\nCompare Norwegian Nynorsk seglmakar, Danish sejlmager, Swedish segelmakare, Dutch zeilmaker, English sailmaker and Low German Seilmaker (“sailmaker”).",
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"english": "sailmaker's palm",
"translation": "sailmaker's palm",
"word": "seilmakerhanske"
},
{
"english": "sailmaker's needle case",
"translation": "sailmaker's needle case",
"word": "seilmakerhorn"
},
{
"english": "sailmaking; sail loft",
"translation": "sailmaking; sail loft",
"word": "seilmakeri"
},
{
"english": "sailmaker's workshop; sail loft",
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"word": "seilmakerverksted"
}
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{
"english": "the period of bad weather continues … and the sailmaker [on the ship] has his hands full repairing badly torn sails",
"ref": "1996, Leif Svalesen, Slaveskipet Fredensborg, page 54:",
"text": "uværsperioden fortsetter … og seilmakeren [på skipet] har fullt opp å gjøre med å reparere istykkerslitte seil",
"translation": "the period of bad weather continues … and the sailmaker [on the ship] has his hands full repairing badly torn sails",
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"ipa": "/²ˈsæɪlˌmɑː.kər/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsæ̂ɪlˌmɑː.kəɾ]"
},
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},
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}
],
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"word": "seilmakerhorn"
},
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"translation": "sailmaking; sail loft",
"word": "seilmakeri"
},
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"english": "sailmaker's workshop; sail loft",
"translation": "sailmaker's workshop; sail loft",
"word": "seilmakerverksted"
}
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"plural"
]
},
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]
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"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/ɑːkər",
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{
"english": "the period of bad weather continues … and the sailmaker [on the ship] has his hands full repairing badly torn sails",
"ref": "1996, Leif Svalesen, Slaveskipet Fredensborg, page 54:",
"text": "uværsperioden fortsetter … og seilmakeren [på skipet] har fullt opp å gjøre med å reparere istykkerslitte seil",
"translation": "the period of bad weather continues … and the sailmaker [on the ship] has his hands full repairing badly torn sails",
"type": "quotation"
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],
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"tarpaulin",
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[
"cover",
"cover"
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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/²ˈsæɪlˌmɑː.kər/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈsæ̂ɪlˌmɑː.kəɾ]"
},
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"rhymes": "-ɑːkər"
},
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}
],
"word": "seilmaker"
}
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