pond

nl-noun

pond n (plural ponden, diminutive pondje n)

ponden (plural)
pondje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pond

Berbice Creole Dutch: pontu

Negerhollands: pond, pon

→ Caribbean Javanese: pun

→ Munsee: poonthee

→ Unami: punthikan

From Middle Dutch pont, pond, from Old Dutch punt, from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), borrowed from Latin pondō.

Hij gaat een pondje kaas kopen op de markt.

He is going to buy a pound (500 g) of cheese at the market.

unit of mass, often broadly similar to 500 grams

Ik heb nog wat ponden van mijn vakantie in Wales.

I still have a few pounds left over from my holiday in Wales.

British pound, pound sterling (currency)

one of several monetary units
Egyptian pound

one of several monetary units
(historical) Flemish pound

one of several monetary units
Flemish pound


el

el c (plural ellen, diminutive elletje n)

ellen (plural)
elletje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: el

→ Caribbean Javanese: élo

→ Sundanese: élo

From Middle Dutch elne, elle, from Old Dutch *elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu. Cognate with English ell, German Low German Ell, German Elle.

(archaic) a unit of length corresponding to about 69 cm: ell, cubit


gram

gram n or m (plural grammen, diminutive grammetje n)

grammen (plural)
grammetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: gram

Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma during the French Revolution, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).


kilometer

kilometer m (plural kilometers, diminutive kilometertje n)

kilometers (plural)
kilometertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: kilomeitri

→ Caribbean Javanese: kilométer

Het terrein beslaat ongeveer twee vierkante kilometer.

The terrain covers about two square kilometers.

Over een kilometertje of vijf komen we bij de pomp.

We'll reach the gas station in about five kilometers.


seconde

seconde f (plural seconden or secondes, diminutive secondje n or secondetje n)

seconden (plural)
secondes (plural)
secondje (diminutive neuter)
secondetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sekonde

→ Caribbean Javanese: sekon

→ Indonesian: sekon

→ West Frisian: sekonde

Borrowed from French seconde, from Latin secunda.


ons

head

ons (dependent possessive, inflected form onze, independent possessive onze)

form onze (inflected)
onze (independent possessive)
ik (first-person personal pronoun singular stressed subjective)
'k (first-person personal pronoun singular subjective unstressed)
mij (first-person objective personal pronoun singular stressed)
me (first-person objective personal pronoun singular unstressed)
mijn (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular stressed)
m'n (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular unstressed)
mijne (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun)
me (first-person personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
mijner (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
mijns (archaic first-person genitive personal predicative pronoun)
jij (personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
je (personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
jou (objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (objective personal pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouw (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
je (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular unstressed)
jouwe (personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
je (personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
jouwer (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
jouws (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
ge (archaic dialectal personal pronoun second-person singular subjective unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal pronoun second-person singular stressed subjective)
u (formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uw (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular stressed)
uwe (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal predicative pronoun second-person)
hij (masculine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ie (masculine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
hem (masculine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
'm (masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (masculine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive masculine personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zij (feminine personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
ze (feminine personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
haar (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
h'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
d'r (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
hare (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (feminine personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
harer (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
haars (archaic feminine genitive personal predicative pronoun third-person)
het (neuter personal pronoun singular stressed subjective third-person)
't (neuter personal pronoun singular subjective third-person unstressed)
het (neuter objective personal pronoun singular stressed third-person)
't (neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijn (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular stressed third-person)
z'n (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person unstressed)
zijne (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (neuter personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
zijner (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
zijns (archaic genitive neuter personal predicative pronoun third-person)
3rd person gender-neutral (neuter personal pronoun singular third-person)
hen (personal pronoun singular stressed subjective)
hen (objective personal pronoun singular stressed)
hun (personal possessive pronoun singular stressed)
hunne (personal possessive predicative pronoun)
zich (personal possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
hunner (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun)
huns (archaic genitive personal predicative pronoun)
wij (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
we (first-person personal plural pronoun unstressed)
ons (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural pronoun stressed)
onze (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun)
ons (first-person personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive)
onzer (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
onzes (archaic first-person genitive personal plural predicative pronoun)
jullie (personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
je (personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
je (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
gij (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
ge (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person unstressed)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (archaic dialectal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (archaic dialectal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic dialectal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uw (formal personal plural pronoun second-person stressed)
uwe (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun second-person)
u (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
zich (formal personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive second-person)
uwer (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
uws (archaic formal genitive personal plural predicative pronoun second-person)
zij (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
ze (personal plural pronoun third-person unstressed)
hen (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hun (personal plural pronoun stressed third-person)
hunne (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun third-person)
zich (personal plural possessive predicative pronoun reflexive third-person)
hunner (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)
huns (archaic genitive personal plural predicative pronoun third-person)

From Old Dutch *unsa, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood.

our; first-person plural possessive determiner


bar

Doublet of baar (“bare”), which see for more. Baar continues the Middle Dutch inflected stem, bar the uninflected stem.


bar

→ Indonesian: bar

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

bar (a unit of pressure, equal to 100,000 pascals)


hond

nl-noun

hond m (plural honden, diminutive hondje n)

honden (plural)
hondje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: hond

Berbice Creole Dutch: hondo

Jersey Dutch: hônt

Negerhollands: hond, hon, hont, hun

→ Virgin Islands Creole: hont (dated)

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ. Cognate to German Hund, English hound.

De hond rent achter de bal aan.

Zijn hond is zijn beste vriend.

Het hondje speelt in de tuin.

The little dog is playing in the garden.

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hond

hond n (plural honden, diminutive hondje n)

From Middle Dutch hont, from Old Dutch *hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundą. Related to honderd.

(obsolete) an old unit of area measuring 100 roeden, approximately 0.14 hectares


gallon

gallon m or n (uncountable, diminutive gallons n)


barrel

barrel m (plural barrels, diminutive barreltje n)

barrels (plural)
barreltje (diminutive neuter)

standard oil barrel (barrel containing roughly 159 litres or 42 US gallons)


knoop

knoop m (plural knopen, diminutive knoopje n)

knopen (plural)
knoopje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: knoop

→ Kalanga: kunupo

→ Swazi: inkinobho

Berbice Creole Dutch: kunopu

Negerhollands: knop, knoop

→ Munsee: kunóop

→ Papiamentu: kònòpi

→ Sranan Tongo: knopo

→ Lokono: konopo

→ Kari'na: konopu

→ Saramaccan: konopu

→ Unami: kënup

From Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch *knōp, from Proto-Germanic *knaupaz, one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knauf.

(nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)


uur

uur n (plural uren, diminutive uurtje n)

uren (plural)
uurtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: uur

Berbice Creole Dutch: juru

Negerhollands: uur, yer

→ Virgin Islands Creole: i (dated)

Petjo: uur

→ Sranan Tongo: yuru

→ Aukan: yuu

→ Kari'na: juru

→ Kwinti: yuu

→ Saramaccan: júu

→ Trió: juuru

→ Wayana: juru

From Middle Dutch ure, from Latin hōra (“hour”).

Ze komt over een uur.


minuut

minuut f (plural minuten, diminutive minuutje n)

minuten (plural)
minuutje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: minuut

→ Caribbean Javanese: menit

→ Papiamentu: minit, minüt, minuut

→ Trió: minut

From Middle Dutch minute, from Middle French minute, from Latin minūta.

Het vliegtuig komt aan over twintig minuten.


voet

voet m (plural voeten, diminutive voetje n)

voeten (plural)
voetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: voet

Jersey Dutch: vût

desc

Negerhollands: voet, voeti, fut, futu, vut

→ Virgin Islands Creole: voet (dated)

Skepi Creole Dutch: fut

→? Sranan Tongo: futu

→? Aukan: futu

→ Saramaccan: fútu

From Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

De breedte van de kamer is tien voet.

Hij kocht een touw van vijftien voet lang.

In de 18e eeuw mat men de lengte in voet.

In the 18th century, length was measured in feet.

Een voet was vroeger een belangrijke maateenheid in Nederland.

A foot used to be an important unit of measurement in the Netherlands.

(historical) Dutch foot (unit of measure)


gemet

nl-noun

gemet n (plural gemeten, diminutive gemetje n)

gemeten (plural)
gemetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch ghemet, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *gametan, equivalent to ge- + meten. Cognates include Old English ġemet, Old Saxon gimet, Old High German gimez.

(obsolete) a measure of land roughly the size of an acre


zeemijl

zeemijl m (plural zeemijlen, diminutive zeemijltje n)

zeemijlen (plural)
zeemijltje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: mil laut (calque)


mijl

mijl f (plural mijlen, diminutive mijltje n)

mijlen (plural)
mijltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: myl

Negerhollands: miel

English: mijl

→ Indonesian: mil

→ Papiamentu: my (dated)

From Middle Dutch mile and myle, ultimately from Latin mīlia.

(historical) nautical or geographical mile, a unit of length now equal to a minute of arc reckoned as exactly 1852 m or previously to ¼ degree, about 7400 m


duim

duim m (plural duimen, diminutive duimpje n)

duimen (plural)
duimpje (diminutive neuter)
dom (alternative)

Afrikaans: duim

Negerhollands: tompi

→ Aukan: doin

→ Caribbean Hindustani: doi

→ Caribbean Javanese: dim

→ Indonesian: dim

→ Papiamentu: dùim, duim

→ Russian: дюйм (djujm)

From Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch *thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô.
Compare West Frisian tomme, Low German Dumen, German Daumen, English thumb, Danish tomme, Swedish tumme.

Coordinate term: heng

pintle (jointed pivot of a hinge, consisting of the pin and the non-moving leaf)


Amsterdams pond

Amsterdams pond n (plural Amsterdamse ponden, diminutive Amsterdams pondje n)

Amsterdamse ponden (plural)
Amsterdams pondje (diminutive neuter)

From Amsterdams (“from Amsterdam”) + pond (“pound”).

compound

(obsolete) Amsterdam pound: one of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms


vierkante kilometer

nl-noun

vierkante kilometer m (plural vierkante kilometers, diminutive vierkant kilometertje n)

vierkante kilometers (plural)
vierkant kilometertje (diminutive neuter)


ångström

From the name of the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.


bouw

(historical) a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size


karaat

→ Indonesian: karat

From the Greek word keration (fruit of the carob tree), which came into Dutch via Arabic and Italian. The seeds of such fruit were used in the ancient world as units for measuring weight.


elektronvolt

elektronvolts (plural)
electronvolt (alternative)

From elektron + volt, probably a borrowing or calque.


kubieke centimeter

kubieke centimeter m (plural kubieke centimeters, diminutive kubiek centimetertje n)

kubieke centimeters (plural)
kubiek centimetertje (diminutive neuter)


lichtjaar

lichtjaar n (plural lichtjaren, diminutive lichtjaartje n)

lichtjaren (plural)
lichtjaartje (diminutive neuter)

Die ster staat vijf lichtjaren van ons vandaan.

That star is five light years away from us.

Een lichtjaar is een enorme afstand in de ruimte.

A light year is an immense distance in space.

De dichtstbijzijnde ster is meer dan vier lichtjaren weg.

The nearest star is more than four light years away.

light year (astronomical distance taking a year at light speed)


zonnemassa

zonnemassa's (plural)
zonsmassa (alternative)

Een zonnemassa is een eenheid die wordt gebruikt om de massa van sterren uit te drukken.

A solar mass is a unit used to express the mass of stars.


bunder

Papiamentu: bènder

From Middle Dutch bonder, with epenthesis of -d- after liquid consonants (for which compare donder and daalder) from Old Dutch bunra, from Medieval Latin bānnarium, bunnārium (compare English bunarium), derived from bonna, bodina, which possibly ultimately derive from a Gaulish reflex of Proto-Celtic *bundos.

a unit of measurement for area, a hectare


eetlepel

eetlepel m (plural eetlepels, diminutive eetlepeltje n)

eetlepels (plural)
eetlepeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of eten (“to eat”) + lepel (“spoon”).

tablespoon (unit of measure = 15 milliliters)


theelepel

theelepel m (plural theelepels, diminutive theelepeltje n)

theelepels (plural)
theelepeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: teelepel

Compound of thee (“tea”) + lepel (“spoon”).


halfuur

halfuur n (plural halfuren, diminutive halfuurtje n)

halfuren (plural)
halfuurtje (diminutive neuter)
half uur (alternative)


boogminuut

boogminuut f (plural boogminuten, diminutive boogminuutje n)

boogminuten (plural)
boogminuutje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of boog (“arc, arch, bow”) + minuut (“minute”).

com+

Coordinate term: boogseconde

minute of angle, arcminute (unit of angle)


boogseconde

nl-noun

boogseconde f (plural boogseconden, diminutive boogsecondetje n)

boogseconden (plural)
boogsecondetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of boog (“arc, arch, bow”) + seconde (“second”).

com+

Coordinate term: boogminuut

second of arc, arcsecond (unit of angle)


okshoofd

nl-noun

okshoofd n (plural okshoofden, diminutive okshoofdje n)

okshoofden (plural)
okshoofdje (diminutive neuter)
okshooft (alternative)
oxhoofd (alternative)
oxhooft (alternative)
ockshoofd (alternative)
ockshooft (alternative)

→ Swedish: oxhuvud (calque)

From Middle Dutch ocxhooft (first attested in 1475), a partial calque of Middle English hoggeshed (see hoofd), with loss of initial h-; *oks is not a Dutch word.

(historical) hogshead (measure of volume)