abdomen

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abdomen (plural abdomina or abdomens, diminutive abdomentjie)

abdomina (plural)
abdomens (plural)
abdomentjie (diminutive)


ablaut

From Dutch ablaut, borrowed from German Ablaut, from ab- + Laut.


Jupiter

planets of the Solar System: planete van die Sonnestelsel: Mercurius · Venus · Aarde · Mars · Jupiter · Saturnus · Uranus · Neptunus [edit]


mond

From Dutch mond, from Middle Dutch mont, from Old Dutch mund, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz.


hamer

hamer (plural hamers, diminutive hamertjie)

From Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

(anatomy) hammer, malleus; largest ossicle in the middle ear


oog

From Dutch oog, from Middle Dutch oge, from Old Dutch ōga, ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).


golem

bor

גולם \ גֹּלֶם

(mythology) golem; a creature made from mud and clay and brought to life through magic


rib

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rib (plural ribbe, diminutive ribbetjie)

From Dutch rib, from Middle Dutch ribbe, from Old Dutch *ribba, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.


toepassing

toepassing (plural toepassings, diminutive toepassinkie)

toepassings (plural)
toepassinkie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch toepassing, equivalent to toepas + -ing.


aanbod

aanbod (plural aandbiedinge or aandbiedings, diminutive aanbiedinkie)

aandbiedinge (plural)
aandbiedings (plural)
aanbiedinkie (diminutive)


brug

From Dutch brug, from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch *brugga, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.


vierkant

vierkant (plural vierkante, diminutive vierkantjie)

vierkante (plural)
vierkantjie (diminutive)


muis

From Dutch muis, from Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.

(computing) A mouse (input device to operate a computer).


naamwoord

From Dutch naamwoord. Equivalent to naam + woord.

(grammar) noun (in the general sense, including adjectives)


dwerg

dwerg (plural dwerge, diminutive dwergie)

From Dutch dwerg, from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch *dwerg, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

(fiction, folklore, fantasy, mythology) dwarf (small folkloristic humanoid)


sfeer

sfeer (plural sfere, diminutive sfeertjie)


buik

From Dutch buik, from Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.


graad

graad (plural grade, diminutive graadjie)

From Dutch graad, from Middle Dutch graet, from Latin gradus.

(mathematics) degree, order of a polynomial


ruit

From Dutch ruit, from Middle Dutch rute.

(geometry) The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram


klem

klem (plural klemme, diminutive klemmetjie)

From Dutch klem, from Middle Dutch clemme.


ontsteking

ontsteking (plural ontstekings or ontstekinge (dated))

ontstekings (plural)
ontstekinge (dated plural)

/ˌɔntˈstɪə̯.kəŋ/

From Dutch ontsteking, from Middle Dutch ontstekinge. Equivalent to ontsteek + -ing.


wortel

From Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).

(mathematics) root, square root (if no power is specified, it is assumed to be 2)


priemgetal

priemgetal (plural priemgetallen, diminutive priemgetalletjie)

priemgetallen (plural)
priemgetalletjie (diminutive)


maagd

(astrology) a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo


Atena

(Greek mythology) alternative spelling of Athena


lêer

lêer (plural lêers, diminutive lêertjie)

(computing) file (a collection of information that forms a unit and is stored together)


uitvoer

(computing, data) output (of information, data, etc.)


aambeeld

aambeeld (plural aambeelde, diminutive aambeeldjie)

aambeelde (plural)
aambeeldjie (diminutive)

From Dutch aambeeld, from Middle Dutch aenbilt.

(anatomy) incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear


nominaal

af-adj

nominaal (attributive nominale, not comparable)

Borrowed from English nominal, directly or ultimately from Latin nōminālis.

(grammar) nominal, pertaining to nouns and/or nominals

(economics) nominal, unadjusted for inflation


verbindingswoord

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verbindingswoord (plural verbindingswoorde, diminutive verbindingswoordjie)

verbindingswoorde (plural)
verbindingswoordjie (diminutive)

From verbinding (“connection”) + woord (“word”).


sirkel

sirkel (plural sirkels, diminutive sirkeltjie)

sirkels (plural)
sirkeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch cirkel, from Middle Dutch cirkel, from Latin circulus or Old French cercle, itself from Latin.


onderarm

onderarm (plural onderarms, diminutive onderarmpie)

onderarms (plural)
onderarmpie (diminutive)

From Dutch onderarm. Compound of onder (“under”) + arm (“arm”).


tweeklank

Compound of twee (“two”) + klank (“sound”).


collectivum

From Dutch collectivum, from Latin collectīvus (“collected or gathered together”).


sensories

af-adj

sensories (attributive sensoriese, not comparable)

sensoriese baan


onvoltooide deelwoord

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onvoltooide deelwoord (plural onvoltooide deelwoorde, diminutive onvoltooide deelwoordjie)

onvoltooide deelwoorde (plural)
onvoltooide deelwoordjie (diminutive)

present participle
present participle#English


teenwoordige deelwoord

teenwoordige deelwoord (plural teenwoordige deelwoorde, diminutive teenwoordige deelwoordjie)

teenwoordige deelwoorde (plural)
teenwoordige deelwoordjie (diminutive)


verlede deelwoord

verlede deelwoord (plural verlede deelwoorde, diminutive verlede deelwoordjie)

verlede deelwoorde (plural)
verlede deelwoordjie (diminutive)


voltooide deelwoord

voltooide deelwoord (plural voltooide deelwoorde, diminutive voltooide deelwoordjie)

voltooide deelwoorde (plural)
voltooide deelwoordjie (diminutive)


agthoek

(geometry) alternative spelling of aghoek


kreef

kreef (plural krewe or kreefte, diminutive krefie)

krewe (plural)
kreefte (plural)
krefie (diminutive)

From Dutch kreeft, from Middle Dutch creeft, from Old Dutch *krevit, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz.

(astrology) a Cancer; someone born with the star sign Cancer


skerpioen

(astrology) Scorpio; someone with the star sign Scorpio


waterdraer

waterdraer (plural waterdraers, diminutive waterdraertjie)

waterdraers (plural)
waterdraertjie (diminutive)

(astrology) Aquarius; someone with the star sign Aquarius


weegskaal

weegskaal (plural weegskale, diminutive weegskaaltjie)

weegskale (plural)
weegskaaltjie (diminutive)

(astrology) Libra; someone with the star sign Libra


neurotoksies

af-adj

neurotoksies (attributive neurotoksiese, not comparable)


stopsel

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stopsel (plural stopsels, diminutive stopseltjie)

stopsels (plural)
stopseltjie (diminutive)


aamborstigheid

/ˌɑːmˈbɔr.stə.χəɪ̯t/

(pathology) dyspnea, wheeziness (shortness of breath)


aamborstig

af-adj

aamborstig (attributive aamborstige, comparative aamborstiger, superlative aamborstigste)

aamborstige (attributive)
aamborstiger (comparative)
aamborstigste (superlative)


selfstandige naamwoord

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selfstandige naamwoord (plural selfstandige naamwoorde)


byvoeglike naamwoord

byvoeglike naamwoord (plural byvoeglike naamwoorde)


magsverheffing

From Dutch machtsverheffing. Equivalent to mag + -s- + verheffing.

(mathematics) exponentiation, the activity of raising something to the power of something


funksie

(mathematics) function (relation that uniquely maps elements of a domain to elements of a codomain)


differensiasie

(calculus) differentiation (differentiating, calculating the derivative)


buikholte

buikholte (plural buikholtes, diminutive buikholtetjie)

buikholtes (plural)
buikholtetjie (diminutive)

From Dutch buikholte. Compound of buik (“stomach, abdomen”) + holte (“cavity”).


skedel

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skedel (plural skedels, diminutive skedeltjie)

skedels (plural)
skedeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch schedel, from Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila (“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu (“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”).


klankwet

From Dutch klankwet, from German Lautgesetz. Equivalent to klank + wet.


sinsbou

From Dutch zinsbouw. Equivalent to sin (“sentence”) + -s- + bou (“construction”).

compound

(grammar, chiefly uncountable) syntax, sentence structure


borsbeen

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borsbeen (plural borsbene, diminutive borsbeentjie)

borsbene (plural)
borsbeentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch borstbeen, from Middle Dutch borstbeen. Compound of bors (“breast”) + been (“bone”).


heupbeen

heupbeen (plural heupbene, diminutive heupbeentjie)

heupbene (plural)
heupbeentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch heupbeen. Compound of heup (“hip”) + been (“bone”).


knieskyf

knieskyf (plural knieskywe, diminutive knieskyfie)

knieskywe (plural)
knieskyfie (diminutive)

From Dutch knieschijf, from Middle Dutch knieschive. Compound of knie (“knee”) + skyf (“disc”).


dybeen

dybeen (plural dybene, diminutive dybeentjie)

From Dutch dijbeen. Compound of dy (“thigh”) + been (“bone”).


skenkel

skenkel (plural skenkels, diminutive skenkeltjie)

skenkels (plural)
skenkeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch schenkel, from Proto-Germanic *skankô.


werwel

werwel (plural werwels, diminutive werweltjie)

werwels (plural)
werweltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch werwel, from Middle Dutch wervel, from Old Dutch *wirvil, from Proto-Germanic *hwirbilaz.


handgewrig

handgewrig (plural handgewrigte, diminutive handgewriggie)

handgewrigte (plural)
handgewriggie (diminutive)

Compound of hand (“hand”) + gewrig (“joint”).


kuitspier

kuitspier (plural kuitspiere, diminutive kuitspiertjie)

kuitspiere (plural)
kuitspiertjie (diminutive)

Compound of kuit (“calf”) + spier (“muscle”).


borskas

borskas (plural borskaste, diminutive borskassie)

borskaste (plural)
borskassie (diminutive)

Compound of bors (“breast, chest”) + kas (“box”).


voorarm

voorarm (plural voorarms, diminutive voorarmpie)

voorarms (plural)
voorarmpie (diminutive)

From Dutch voorarm. Compound of voor (“fore”) + arm (“arm”).


geslagsdele

Compound of geslag (“gender”) + -s + deel (“section”).


enkelbeen

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enkelbeen (plural enkelbene, diminutive enkelbeentjie)

enkelbene (plural)
enkelbeentjie (diminutive)

Compound of enkel (“ankle”) + been (“bone”).


meervoudsvorm

meervoudsvorm (plural meervoudsvorme or meervoudsvorms)

meervoudsvorme (plural)
meervoudsvorms (plural)

From meervoud (“plural”) + -s- + vorm (“form”).


inkus

Nativised spelling of incus, from Latin incūs (“anvil”).


gehoorbeentjie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + beentjie (“small bone”).

auditory ossicle
auditory ossicle#English

(anatomy) auditory ossicle; one of the three ossicles found inside the middle ear


stiebeuel

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stiebeuel (plural stiebeuels, diminutive stiebeueltjie)

stiebeuels (plural)
stiebeueltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch stiebeugel, a spelling variant of stijgbeugel from Flanders.

(anatomy) stirrup, stapes; a small stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear


hamerbeentjie

Compound of hamer + beentjie (“small bone”)

(anatomy) synonym of hamer (a small bone in the middle ear)


ossikel

(anatomy) ossicle (any small bone or bony structure)


kopbeen

kopbeen (plural kopbene, diminutive kopbeentjie)

kopbene (plural)
kopbeentjie (diminutive)


afaties

af-adj

afaties (attributive afatiese, not comparable)


woordblindheid

Compound of woord (“word”) + blindheid (“blindness”).

compound

(psychiatry) synonym of aleksie (“alexia”)


leesblindheid

Compound of lees (“reading”) + blindheid (“blindness”).


amnestiese afasie

(pathology) amnesic aphasia; anomic aphasia; dysnomia


herinneringsafasie

Compound of herinnering (“memory”) + -s- + afasie (“aphasia”)

amnestiese afasie
amnestiese afasie#Afrikaans

(pathology) synonym of amnestiese afasie


sensoriese afasie

Wernicke se afasie
Wernicke se afasie#Afrikaans

(pathology) synonym of Wernicke se afasie


woorddoofheid

Compound of woord (“word”) + doofheid (“deafness”).


gehoorafasie

Compound of gehoor (“hearing”) + afasie (“aphasia”).

Wernicke's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia#English

(pathology) any form of Wernicke's aphasia affecting comprehension of spoken language, as opposed to written language


Wernicke se afasie

receptive aphasia
receptive aphasia#English

(pathology) Wernicke's aphasia; sensory aphasia; receptive aphasia


Broca se afasie

expressive aphasia
expressive aphasia#English

(pathology) Broca's aphasia; expressive aphasia


Malagassies

(language) alternative form of Malgassies


Malagassi

(language, dated and uncommon) synonym of Malgassies


Malgassi

(language) alternative form of Malagassi