abacus

nl-noun

abacus m (plural abaci or abacussen, diminutive abacusje n)

abaci (plural)
abacussen (plural)
abacusje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax), possibly from a Semitic source; compare Hebrew אָבָק (avák, “dust”).

(arithmetic) abacus (arithmetic calculation device, usually with beads on rods)


plus

Twee plus twee is vier.


tafel

tafel f (plural tafels or tafelen, diminutive tafeltje n)

tafels (plural)
tafelen (plural)
tafeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tafel (see there for further descendants)

Berbice Creole Dutch: tafl

Jersey Dutch: tâfel

desc

Negerhollands: tafel, tavul, tawul, taul, taful, tavl, taefel

→ Virgin Islands Creole: tavul (dated)

Skepi Creole Dutch: tafl

→ Aukan: tafaa

→ Saramaccan: táfu

→ Sranan Tongo: tafra

→ Lokono: tafolo

→ Caribbean Hindustani: tafrá

→ Caribbean Javanese: tafrah, taprah

→ Kari'na: tapara

→ Trió: tafra

From Middle Dutch tâfele, from Old Dutch tavala, from Latin tabula (“board”). Doublet of tabel.

multiplication table
multiplication table


delen

delen (infinitive)
delen (gerund neuter)
deel (first-person present singular)
deelde (first-person past singular)
deelt (present second-person singular)
deel (present second-person singular)
deelde (past second-person singular)
deelt (formal present second-person singular)
deelde (formal past second-person singular)
deelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
deelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
deelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
deelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
deelt (present singular third-person)
deelde (past singular third-person)
delen (plural present)
deelden (past plural)
dele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
deelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
delen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
deelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
deel (imperative present singular)
deelt (archaic imperative plural present)
delend (participle present)
gedeeld (participle past)

Afrikaans: deel

Berbice Creole Dutch: dele

From Middle Dutch dêlen, from Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną. Cognate with English deal.


breuk

nl-noun

breuk f (plural breuken, diminutive breukje n)

breuken (plural)
breukje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: breuk

Negerhollands: breek

desc

→ Indonesian: patahan (“fault”) (semantic loan)

→ Indonesian: pecahan (“fraction”) (semantic loan)

→ Papiamentu: breuk

From Middle Dutch broke, brueke, from Old Dutch *bruki, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz.

Kun je me helpen om deze breuk om te zetten in een decimale vorm?

Can you help me convert this fraction into a decimal form?


bewerking

nl-noun

bewerking f (plural bewerkingen, diminutive bewerkinkje n)

bewerkingen (plural)
bewerkinkje (diminutive neuter)

/bəˈʋɛr.kɪŋ/

Delen is de moeilijkste van de vier elementaire bewerkingen.

Division is the hardest of the four elementary operations.


wortel

wortel m (plural wortels or wortelen, diminutive worteltje n)

wortels (plural)
wortelen (plural)
worteltje (diminutive neuter)

desc

Afrikaans: wortel (“carrot, square root”)

Negerhollands: wortel, wolter

Skepi Creole Dutch: wotl (“carrot”)

→ Indonesian: akar (“square root, root”) (semantic loan)

desctree

→ Indonesian: wortel (“carrot”), bortel (dialectal)
→ Tausug: bultil

Simon Stevin
nl:wortel (groente)
nl:wortel (plant)
nl:wortel (wiskunde)

From Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”), formed from the Proto-Indo-European roots *wréh₂ds + *welH-.
The mathematical sense was coined by Simon Stevin. Compare German Wurzel, Low German Wuddel, Wortel, West Frisian woartel, Old English wyrtwalu; cf. also English wort.


optellen

optellen (infinitive)
optellen (gerund neuter)
tel op (first-person main-clause present singular)
telde op (first-person main-clause past singular)
optel (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
optelde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
telt op (main-clause present second-person singular)
tel op (main-clause present second-person singular)
telde op (main-clause past second-person singular)
optelt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optelde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
telt op (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
telde op (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
optelt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optelde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
telt op (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
telt op (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
telde op (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
telde op (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
optelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
optelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
telt op (main-clause present singular third-person)
telde op (main-clause past singular third-person)
optelt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
optelde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
tellen op (main-clause plural present)
telden op (main-clause past plural)
optellen (plural present subordinate-clause)
optelden (past plural subordinate-clause)
telle op (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
telde op (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
optelle (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
optelde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tellen op (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
telden op (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
optellen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
optelden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
tel op (imperative main-clause present singular)
telt op (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
optellend (main-clause participle present)
opgeteld (main-clause participle past)

Afrikaans: optel


aftrekken

aftrekken (infinitive)
aftrekken (gerund neuter)
trek af (first-person main-clause present singular)
trok af (first-person main-clause past singular)
aftrek (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aftrok (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
trekt af (main-clause present second-person singular)
trek af (main-clause present second-person singular)
trok af (main-clause past second-person singular)
aftrekt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftrok (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
trekt af (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
trok af (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aftrekt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftrok (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
trekt af (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
trekt af (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
trokt af (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
trokt af (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aftrekt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftrekt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftrokt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aftrokt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
trekt af (main-clause present singular third-person)
trok af (main-clause past singular third-person)
aftrekt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aftrok (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
trekken af (main-clause plural present)
trokken af (main-clause past plural)
aftrekken (plural present subordinate-clause)
aftrokken (past plural subordinate-clause)
trekke af (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
trokke af (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aftrekke (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aftrokke (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
trekken af (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
trokken af (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aftrekken (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aftrokken (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
trek af (imperative main-clause present singular)
trekt af (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aftrekkend (main-clause participle present)
afgetrokken (main-clause participle past)

Negerhollands: trek af

→ Caribbean Javanese: trèg-af

From Middle Dutch aftrecken. The sense “to subtract” was coined by Simon Stevin as a calque of Latin dētrahō. Equivalent to af + trekken.


vermenigvuldigen

vermenigvuldigen (infinitive)
vermenigvuldigen (gerund neuter)
vermenigvuldig (first-person present singular)
vermenigvuldigde (first-person past singular)
vermenigvuldigt (present second-person singular)
vermenigvuldig (present second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigde (past second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigt (formal present second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigde (formal past second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vermenigvuldigt (present singular third-person)
vermenigvuldigde (past singular third-person)
vermenigvuldigen (plural present)
vermenigvuldigden (past plural)
vermenigvuldige (archaic present singular subjunctive)
vermenigvuldigde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
vermenigvuldigen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
vermenigvuldigden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
vermenigvuldig (imperative present singular)
vermenigvuldigt (archaic imperative plural present)
vermenigvuldigend (participle present)
vermenigvuldigd (participle past)


machtsverheffen

machtsverheffen (infinitive)
machtsverheffen (gerund neuter)
machtsverhef (first-person present singular)
machtsverhief (first-person past singular)
machtsverheft (present second-person singular)
machtsverhef (present second-person singular)
machtsverhief (past second-person singular)
machtsverheft (formal present second-person singular)
machtsverhief (formal past second-person singular)
machtsverheft (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
machtsverheft (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
machtsverhieft (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
machtsverhieft (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
machtsverheft (present singular third-person)
machtsverhief (past singular third-person)
machtsverheffen (plural present)
machtsverhieven (past plural)
machtsverheffe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
machtsverhieve (archaic past singular subjunctive)
machtsverheffen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
machtsverhieven (archaic past plural subjunctive)
machtsverhef (imperative present singular)
machtsverheft (archaic imperative plural present)
machtsverheffend (participle present)
machtsverheven (participle past)

(arithmetic) to raise to a power, exponentiate


worteltrekken

worteltrekken (infinitive)
worteltrekken (gerund neuter)
worteltrek (first-person present singular)
worteltrok (first-person past singular)
worteltrekt (present second-person singular)
worteltrek (present second-person singular)
worteltrok (past second-person singular)
worteltrekt (formal present second-person singular)
worteltrok (formal past second-person singular)
worteltrekt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
worteltrekt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
worteltrokt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
worteltrokt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
worteltrekt (present singular third-person)
worteltrok (past singular third-person)
worteltrekken (plural present)
worteltrokken (past plural)
worteltrekke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
worteltrokke (archaic past singular subjunctive)
worteltrekken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
worteltrokken (archaic past plural subjunctive)
worteltrek (imperative present singular)
worteltrekt (archaic imperative plural present)
worteltrekkend (participle present)
wortelgetrokken (participle past)


veelvoud

nl-noun

veelvoud n (plural veelvouden, diminutive veelvoudje n)

veelvouden (plural)
veelvoudje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: veelvoud

From veel + -voud. Compare Middle English felefold, German Vielfalt.


deler

deler m (plural delers, diminutive delertje n)

delers (plural)
delertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch dêelre, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Old English dælere (English dealer), Old High German teilāri (German Teiler). By surface analysis, delen + -er. Doublet of dealer.


kwadraat

kwadraat n (plural kwadraten, diminutive kwadraatje n)

kwadraten (plural)
kwadraatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Middle French quadrat, from Latin quadrātum.


onthouden

onthouden (infinitive)
onthouden (gerund neuter)
onthou (first-person present singular)
onthoud (first-person present singular)
onthield (first-person past singular)
onthoudt (present second-person singular)
onthou (present second-person singular)
onthoud (present second-person singular)
onthield (past second-person singular)
onthoudt (formal present second-person singular)
onthield (formal past second-person singular)
onthoudt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
onthoudt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
onthieldt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
onthieldt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
onthoudt (present singular third-person)
onthield (past singular third-person)
onthouden (plural present)
onthielden (past plural)
onthoude (archaic present singular subjunctive)
onthielde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
onthouden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
onthielden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
onthou (imperative present singular)
onthoud (imperative present singular)
onthoudt (archaic imperative plural present)
onthoudend (participle present)
onthouden (participle past)

Afrikaans: onthou

Negerhollands: onthou van

From Middle Dutch onthouden. Equivalent to ont- + houden.

Even zien, 3 onthouden, delen door 5, maal 8 maakt 1!

Let's see, carry 3, divide by 5, times 8 makes 1!


vierkantswortel

vierkantswortel m (plural vierkantswortels, diminutive vierkantsworteltje n)

vierkantswortels (plural)
vierkantsworteltje (diminutive neuter)

From vierkant (“square”) + -s- + wortel (“root”).


noemer

nl-noun

noemer m (plural noemers, diminutive noemertje n)

noemers (plural)
noemertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: noemer

desc

→ Indonesian: pênyêbut (“(arithmetic) denominator”) (semantic loan)

From noemen (“to name, call”) + -er (“-er”).

Je kunt alleen breuken met gelijke noemers optellen.

You can only add fractions with identical denominators.

(arithmetic) the denominator, the number or expression written below the line in a fraction, by which the numerator above is to be divided


calculeren

calculeren (infinitive)
calculeren (gerund neuter)
calculeer (first-person present singular)
calculeerde (first-person past singular)
calculeert (present second-person singular)
calculeer (present second-person singular)
calculeerde (past second-person singular)
calculeert (formal present second-person singular)
calculeerde (formal past second-person singular)
calculeert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
calculeert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
calculeerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
calculeerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
calculeert (present singular third-person)
calculeerde (past singular third-person)
calculeren (plural present)
calculeerden (past plural)
calculere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
calculeerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
calculeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
calculeerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
calculeer (imperative present singular)
calculeert (archaic imperative plural present)
calculerend (participle present)
gecalculeerd (participle past)

→ Indonesian: kol

From Middle Dutch calculeren, calkeleren.


kubiekwortel

nl-noun

kubiekwortel m (plural kubiekwortels, diminutive kubiekworteltje n)

kubiekwortels (plural)
kubiekworteltje (diminutive neuter)

From kubiek (“cubic”) + wortel (“root”).


decimaal

decimaal m or f (plural decimalen, diminutive decimaaltje n)

decimalen (plural)
decimaaltje (diminutive neuter)