"sweep" meaning in Afrikaans

See sweep in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /svɪə̯p/ Forms: swepe [plural], swepie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch zweep, from Middle Dutch swepe. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|zweep}} Dutch zweep, {{inh|af|dum|swepe}} Middle Dutch swepe Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|swepe|||||diminutive|swepie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} sweep (plural swepe, diminutive swepie), {{af-noun|swepe|swepie}} sweep (plural swepe, diminutive swepie)
  1. A whip.
    Sense id: en-sweep-af-noun-l6muf0jp Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "zweep"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zweep",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "swepe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch swepe",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zweep, from Middle Dutch swepe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swepe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swepie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "diminutive",
        "12": "swepie",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "swepe",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sweep (plural swepe, diminutive swepie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swepe",
        "2": "swepie"
      },
      "expansion": "sweep (plural swepe, diminutive swepie)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A whip."
      ],
      "id": "en-sweep-af-noun-l6muf0jp",
      "links": [
        [
          "whip",
          "whip"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/svɪə̯p/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweep"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "zweep"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zweep",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "swepe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch swepe",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch zweep, from Middle Dutch swepe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swepe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swepie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "10": "",
        "11": "diminutive",
        "12": "swepie",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sweep (plural swepe, diminutive swepie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swepe",
        "2": "swepie"
      },
      "expansion": "sweep (plural swepe, diminutive swepie)",
      "name": "af-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans nouns",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A whip."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whip",
          "whip"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/svɪə̯p/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sweep"
}

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