apenstaart
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.pə(n)ˌstaːrt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: apen‧staart
Noun
apenstaart m (plural apenstaarten, diminutive apenstaartje n)
- (literally) the tail of a monkey
- at sign, the symbol @
- e-mail address
- Wij hebben nu ook een apenstaart. ― We too now have an e-mail address.
Usage notes
Both apenstaart and its diminutive form, apenstaartje, can be used to indicate the symbol @, but the diminutive form is far more common in this meaning.
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