omroep

Dutch

Etymology

Back-formation from omroeper (“town crier”), coined by Dutch radio pioneer Jan Corver in 1922.[1] Equivalent to om (“around”) +‎ roep (“call”). Compare Middle Dutch ommeroep (“public proclamation or announcement”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: om‧roep

Noun

omroep m (plural omroepen, diminutive omroepje n)

  1. broadcaster, an organisation providing radio and/or television broadcasts
  2. broadcasting, the technical business of transmitting audiovisual content via radio or television

Derived terms
  • omroepbedrijf
  • omroepbestel
  • omroepblad
  • omroeper
  • omroepgids
  • omroepinstallatie
  • omroeporganisatie
  • omroeporkest
  • omroepstelsel
  • omroepvereniging
  • omroepzender
  • wereldomroep
  • ziekenomroep

Verb

omroep

  1. first-person singular present indicative of omroepen (when using a subclause)

Anagrams

References
  1. Ewoud Sanders (2010), “Het gebeurde in... juli 1922. Geboorte van het woord omroep [It happened in... July 1922. The birth of the word omroep]”, in Onze Taal‎, issue 7/8, Den Haag: Genootschap Onze Taal, ISSN 0165-7828, page 208
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