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Webster 1913 Edition

Timmer

Tim′mer

,
Noun.
Same as 1st
Timber
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[Scot.]

Definition 2024

timmer

timmer

English

Noun

timmer ‎(plural timmers)

  1. (Scotland) timber

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪm.ər/

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‎(“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm). Cognate with English timber, Scottish-English timmer ‎(“timber”) and German Zimmer ‎(“room”).

Verb

timmer

  1. first-person singular present indicative of timmeren
  2. imperative of timmeren

Noun

timmer n, m ‎(plural timmers, diminutive timmertje n)

  1. (archaic) building, construction
  2. (archaic) construction work
  3. (archaic) room, chamber
  4. (archaic) act of building or carpenting
  5. (archaic) building material

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • (room): jufferentimmer, maagdentimmer, vrouwentimmer

Related terms

Swedish

Noun

  1. timber, log to be used in construction

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