hermelijnkoorts
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of hermelijn (“stoat, ermine”) + koorts (“fever”), referring to the ermine that royals often wore in the past. Reportedly coined by Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, according to Thijs Booy.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɦɛr.məˈlɛi̯nˌkoːrts/
Hyphenation: her‧me‧lijn‧koorts
=== Noun ===
hermelijnkoorts f (uncountable, no diminutive)
(Netherlands, derogatory) fawning servility towards a monarch
Synonym: hofdolheid