"dwaalspoor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdʋaːl.spoːr/ Audio: Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg Forms: dwaalsporen [plural], dwaalspoortje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|dwalen|spoor|t1=to wander|t2=track}} dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} dwaalspoor n (plural dwaalsporen, diminutive dwaalspoortje n)
  1. wrong track (often used in the following phrase) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-dwaalspoor-nl-noun-7K7g2lsP Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dwalen",
        "3": "spoor",
        "t1": "to wander",
        "t2": "track"
      },
      "expansion": "dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dwaalsporen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwaalspoortje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "dwaalspoor n (plural dwaalsporen, diminutive dwaalspoortje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dwaal‧spoor"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "iemand op een dwaalspoor brengen: to mislead someone"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wrong track (often used in the following phrase)"
      ],
      "id": "en-dwaalspoor-nl-noun-7K7g2lsP",
      "links": [
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʋaːl.spoːr/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg/Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwaalspoor"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dwalen",
        "3": "spoor",
        "t1": "to wander",
        "t2": "track"
      },
      "expansion": "dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dwalen (“to wander”) + spoor (“track”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dwaalsporen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwaalspoortje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "dwaalspoor n (plural dwaalsporen, diminutive dwaalspoortje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dwaal‧spoor"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Dutch compound terms",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch neuter nouns",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "iemand op een dwaalspoor brengen: to mislead someone"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wrong track (often used in the following phrase)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wrong",
          "wrong"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʋaːl.spoːr/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg/Nl-dwaalspoor.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
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}

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