"octopus" meaning in Dutch

See octopus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Nl-octopus.ogg Forms: octopussen [plural], octopusje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|grc|ὀκτώπους}} Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), {{m|grc|ὀκτώ||eight}} ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), {{m|grc|πούς||foot}} πούς (poús, “foot”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|octopusje}} octopus m (plural octopussen, diminutive octopusje n)
  1. octopus Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Octopuses

Inflected forms

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