bioscoop

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === bios (shortening; theater sense only) === Etymology === Borrowed from French bioscope and/or German Bioscop (now spelt Bioskop), a term used in the names of two early film projectors, developed by the Frenchman Georges Demenÿ and the German Max Skladanowsky, respectively. Compare English bioscope. Ultimately from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “bio-, life”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I look at”), thus roughly “watching life”. Equivalent to bio- +‎ -scoop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbi.ɔˈskoːp/, /ˌbi.ɔsˈkoːp/ Hyphenation: bio‧scoop === Noun === bioscoop m (plural bioscopen, diminutive bioscoopje n) cinema; movie theater Synonyms: bios, cinema, filmzaal Hyponym: filmhuis (usually diminutive) a visit to the cinema; a film seen there 2013, Willem Brakman, Een winterreis, Querido, 5th edition (e-book) (1st edition 1961). (obsolete) bioscope; motion-picture projector ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: bioskoop → Indonesian: bioskop → West Frisian: bioskoop