overwordExplorer
DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

encyclopedie.

encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields)

12 characters5 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɑnsiˌkloːpeːˈdi/Netherlands/ˌɛnsiˌkloːpeːˈdi/Netherlands, colloquial/ˌɑnsəˌkloːpəˈdi/Netherlands/ˌɛnsiˌkloːpeːˈdi/Belgium
  1. encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields)

    masculine
  2. encyclopedia (comprehensive summary of knowledge)

    jargon · literary · masculine
    Hij onderwees encyclopedie van het recht.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French encyclopédie, from Middle French [Term?], from New Latin encyclopaedīa, from a univerbated form of Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδείᾱ (enkúklios paideíā, “education in the circle of arts and sciences”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular”) + παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “child-rearing, education”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

encyclopedie has 12 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

encyclopedie studioencyclopedie workshello, encyclopedie

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.