port

nl-noun

port m (uncountable, diminutive portje n)

Borrowed from English port, from port wine. Named for Portuguese Porto, a city in Portugal where the wines were originally shipped from.


thee

thee m (plural theeën, diminutive theetje n)

theeën (plural)
theetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tee

Berbice Creole Dutch: tei

Negerhollands: thee, tee

→ Caribbean Javanese: teh

→ Dutch Low Saxon: thee

desctree

→ Danish: te, the (unofficial since 1872, but still common)
→ Faroese: te

→ English: tea, tay
Gullah: tea
Jamaican Creole: tea
→ Abenaki: ti
→ Chickasaw: tii'
→ Cocopa: ṭi·
→ Cornish: té
→ Cree:
Canadian syllabics script: ᑎᕀ (tiy)
Latin script: tiy
→ Inuktitut: ᑏ (tii)
→ Irish: tae
→ Maori: tī
→ Malecite-Passamaquoddy: ti
→ Mikasuki: ti'g'tlo'q, ji'gitlo'q (“kettle”) (from "tea kettle")
→ Panamint: tii
→ Scottish Gaelic: tì, teatha
→ Tamil: டீ (ṭī)
→ Telugu: టీ (ṭī)
→ Unami: ti
→ Welsh: te

→ French: thé
Haitian Creole: te
Louisiana Creole: thé
→ Armenian: թեյ (tʻey)
→ Coeur d'Alene: liiti
→ Corsican: tè
→ Greek: τέϊον (téïon) (with neuter suffix -ion)
→ Italian: tè, té (misspelling)
→ Romansch: te, té, tè
→ Norman: thée
→ Occitan: tè
→ Ojibwe: nitii
→ Romansch: te, té, tè
→ South Slavey: lidí
→ Tiri: tee
→ Walloon: té

→ Kari'na: te

→ German: Tee
→ German Low German: Tee
Plautdietsch: Tee
→ Estonian: tee
→ Hunsrik: Tee
→ Lower Sorbian: tej
→ Romansch: te, té, tè
→ Saterland Frisian: Tee
→ Silesian: tyj
→ Slovene: (dialectal) te
→ Silesian East Central German: Tee
→ Vilamovian: tyy
→ Zipser German: Tee

→ Icelandic: te

→ New Latin: thea
⇒ Latin: herba thea (“herb tea”)
→ Polish: herbata
→ Belarusian: гарба́та (harbáta)
→ Kashubian: arbata, rabata, erbata, rebata
→ Lithuanian: arbata
→ Samogitian: erbeta
→ Ukrainian: герба́та (herbáta)

→ Latvian: tēja

→ Norwegian: te

→ Sranan Tongo: te

→ Aukan: te

→ Saramaccan: té

→ Swedish: te, the, thé
→ Finnish: tee

→ West Frisian: tee

From Hokkien 茶 (tê). The "-h-" is a faux-Greek spelling (compare Greek τσάι (tsái)); the more basal spelling tee was previously common, especially in the early modern period, but is now obsolete.


sap

nl-noun

sap n (plural sappen, diminutive sapje n)

sappen (plural)
sapje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sap

Negerhollands: sap

→ Indonesian: getah (semantic loan)

From Middle Dutch sap, from Old Dutch *sap, from Proto-West Germanic *sap.


smegma

Borrowed from Latin smēgma, from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma).


whisky

whisky m (plural whisky's, diminutive whisky'tje n)

whisky's (plural)
whisky'tje (diminutive neuter)


whiskey

whiskey m (plural whiskeys, diminutive whiskeytje n)

whiskeys (plural)
whiskeytje (diminutive neuter)


cappuccino

cappuccino m (plural cappuccino's, diminutive cappuccinootje n)

cappuccino's (plural)
cappuccinootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Italian cappuccino. Doublet of kapucijn.


ouzo

ouzo c (plural ouzo's, diminutive ouzootje n)

ouzo's (plural)
ouzootje (diminutive neuter)


cocktail

cocktail m (plural cocktails, diminutive cocktailtje n)

cocktails (plural)
cocktailtje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English cocktail, which is of unclear origin.


rum

Negerhollands: roem, rum


tequila

tequila f (plural tequila's, diminutive tequilaatje n)

tequila's (plural)
tequilaatje (diminutive neuter)

Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish tequila. The hyperforeign pronunciations listed in this entry seem to assume a Spanish form *tequilla, or simply result from a misunderstanding of Spanish pronunciation.


absint

nl-noun

absint m or n (uncountable, diminutive absintje n)

From Middle Dutch absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).
In the current spelling from French absinthe.


espresso

espresso m (plural espresso's, diminutive espressootje n)

espresso's (plural)
espressootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Italian espresso, a shortening of caffè espresso (literally “pressed coffee”).


Manhattan

Manhattan m (plural Manhattans, diminutive Manhattantje n)

Manhattans (plural)
Manhattantje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English Manhattan, it in turn deriving, via Dutch, from the Unami language.


champagne

champagne f (plural champagnes, diminutive champagnetje n)

champagnes (plural)
champagnetje (diminutive neuter)

Petjo: sjempie

(uncountable) The sparkling wine champagne from the French region Champagne.


calva

calva m (plural calva's, diminutive calvaatje n)

calva's (plural)
calvaatje (diminutive neuter)

Clipping of calvados, or directly from French calva.

Synonym of calvados (“French apple brandy”)


rosé

rosé m (plural rosés, diminutive roseetje n)

rosés (plural)
roseetje (diminutive neuter)


koffie

koffie f or m (plural koffies, diminutive koffietje n)

koffies (plural)
koffietje (diminutive neuter)

desctree

Afrikaans: koffie
→ Xhosa: ikofu
→ Tswana: kôšwi

Berbice Creole Dutch: kofi

→ Burmese: ကော်ဖီ (kauhpi)
→ Rawang: gopi

Negerhollands: kofi, coffie, koffee

→ Lokono: kofi

→ English: coffee (see there for further descendants)

→ Japanese: コーヒー (kōhī)

→ Palauan: kohi

→ Latin: coffea f

→ Malay: kopi
Indonesian: kopi
→ Petjo: kopie
→ Cantonese: 咖啡 (go³ bi¹)
→ Min Nan: 咖啡 (ko-pi, ko-phi); 高丕, 戈丕 (obsolete)

→ Papiamentu: kòfi, koffi

→ Russian: ко́фе (kófe) (see there for further descendants)

→ Sranan Tongo: kofi (or from English)

→ Aukan: kofi

→ Caribbean Hindustani: kofi

→ Caribbean Javanese: kofi, kopi

→ Saramaccan: kofí

→ West Frisian: kofje

Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).


pils

nl-noun

pils m or n (plural pilsen, diminutive pilsje n)

pilsen (plural)
pilsje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from German Pils, short for Pilsener (Bier).


wodka

wodka m (plural wodka's, diminutive wodkaatje n)

wodka's (plural)
wodkaatje (diminutive neuter)


wijn

wijn m (plural wijnen, diminutive wijntje n)

wijnen (plural)
wijntje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wyn

Berbice Creole Dutch: win

Negerhollands: wien, win

→ Saramaccan: wín

→? Sranan Tongo: win

→ Lokono: wing

→ Caribbean Javanese: win

From Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Ze genoten van een glas rode wijn bij het diner.

They enjoyed a glass of red wine with dinner.

Deze wijn komt uit Frankrijk en staat bekend om zijn kwaliteit.

This wine comes from France and is known for its quality.

Hij heeft een mooie collectie wijnen in zijn wijnkelder.

He has a nice collection of wines in his wine cellar.

wine (an alcoholic beverage produced by a certain fermentation procedure; unless otherwise specified or indicated by context, made from grapes)


ijs

Afrikaans: ys

Petjo: es

→ Caribbean Javanese: ès

→ Indonesian: es

→ Papiamentu: eis

→ Sranan Tongo: èisi, hèisi

→ Aukan: eisi

→ Saramaccan: eísí

From Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch *īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.

Er staat ijs op de vijver.


jenever

jenever m (plural jenevers, diminutive jenevertje n)

jenevers (plural)
jenevertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Javanese: jenèwer

→ English: jenever

→ Indonesian: jenewer

desc

→ Papiamentu: yanefer, yènefer, zjenever

→ Sranan Tongo: yaneyfri

→ Swedish: genever

From Middle Dutch jenever, genever, geniver, from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”).

Iö den dappren wever! / De vederbos knikt op zijn hoed; / Hij ademt wraak, heeft dorst naar bloed, / En lescht dien met jenever.

1814, Elias Annes Borger, De vaderlander

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


gieten

gieten (infinitive)
gieten (gerund neuter)
giet (first-person present singular)
goot (first-person past singular)
giet (present second-person singular)
goot (past second-person singular)
giet (formal present second-person singular)
goot (formal past second-person singular)
giet (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
giet (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
goot (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
goot (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
giet (present singular third-person)
goot (past singular third-person)
gieten (plural present)
goten (past plural)
giete (archaic present singular subjunctive)
gote (archaic past singular subjunctive)
gieten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
goten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
giet (imperative present singular)
giet (archaic imperative plural present)
gietend (participle present)
gegoten (participle past)

Afrikaans: giet

From Middle Dutch gieten, from Old Dutch gietan, from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”).

(impersonal, of rain) to pour down, to precipitate heavily


amaretto

nl-noun

amaretto m (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje n)

amaretto's (plural)
amarettootje (diminutive neuter)


sinaasappelsap

sinaasappelsap n (uncountable, diminutive sinaasappelsapje n)

Compound of sinaasappel (“orange”) + sap (“juice”).


rode wijn

rode wijn m (plural rode wijnen, diminutive rood wijntje n)

rode wijnen (plural)
rood wijntje (diminutive neuter)


witte wijn

witte wijn m (plural witte wijnen, diminutive wit wijntje n)

witte wijnen (plural)
wit wijntje (diminutive neuter)


baco

baco m (plural baco's, diminutive bacootje n)

baco's (plural)
bacootje (diminutive neuter)

A compound of the initial syllables of bacardi cola, from Bacardi (a brand of rum - although any brand of rum may be used in a baco) and cola. Such clipped compounds are common in informal usage; compare for example vrijmibo, esma, gito.


advocaat

advocaat f (plural advocaten, diminutive advocaatje n)

advocaten (plural)
advocaatje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: advokaat

→ English: advocaat

→ Polish: adwokat

Uncertain; perhaps a clipping of advocatenborrel (“lawyer's drink”), as the drink would lubricate the throat for good speaking. Another theory sees a connection with Spanish aguacate (“avocado”), as the fruit can be used to make a thick drink.

(also uncountable) an alcoholic beverage made of liquor or pure alcohol, egg yolks and sugar or honey, similar to eggnog; advocaat


koffiepoeder

koffiepoeder m (plural koffiepoeders, diminutive koffiepoedertje n)

koffiepoeders (plural)
koffiepoedertje (diminutive neuter)

From koffie (“coffee”) + poeder (“powder”).


koffiehuis

koffiehuis n (plural koffiehuizen, diminutive koffiehuisje n)

koffiehuizen (plural)
koffiehuisje (diminutive neuter)

From koffie (“coffee”) + huis (“house”).


koffie verkeerd

From koffie (“coffee”) + verkeerd (“wrong”), thus “coffee the wrong way round”, meaning a lot of milk with coffee rather than the “normal” coffee with a bit of milk.

café au lait, coffee made with a large proportion of warm milk


calvados

calvados m (plural calvadossen, diminutive calvadosje n)

calvadossen (plural)
calvadosje (diminutive neuter)


regenen

regenen (infinitive)
regenen (gerund neuter)
regen (first-person present singular)
regende (first-person past singular)
regent (present second-person singular)
regende (past second-person singular)
regent (formal present second-person singular)
regende (formal past second-person singular)
regent (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
regent (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
regende (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
regende (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
regent (present singular third-person)
regende (past singular third-person)
regenen (plural present)
regenden (past plural)
regene (archaic present singular subjunctive)
regende (archaic past singular subjunctive)
regenen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
regenden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
regen (imperative present singular)
regent (archaic imperative plural present)
regenend (participle present)
geregend (participle past)

Afrikaans: reën

Jersey Dutch: rếgene

From Middle Dutch rēgenen, from Old Dutch *reganon, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Equivalent to regen + -en.

Het regent alweer.


regenseizoen

Het regenseizoen duurt hier van mei tot oktober.

The wet season here is from May to October.


pijpenstelen regenen

From pijpensteel (“pipe handle”) + regenen (“to rain”).

(idiomatic, impersonal) to rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily)


mineraalwater

mineraalwater n (plural mineraalwaters, diminutive mineraalwatertje n)

mineraalwaters (plural)
mineraalwatertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of mineraal (“mineral”) + water (“water”).

(uncountable) mineral water (especially bottled)


verval

verval n (plural vervallen, diminutive vervalletje n)

vervallen (plural)
vervalletje (diminutive neuter)

(geography, hydrology) vertical distance between two points of a watercourse (in units of length)


gletsjer

gletsjer m (plural gletsjers, diminutive gletsjertje n)

gletsjers (plural)
gletsjertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: gletser

→ Indonesian: glètsêr

Borrowed from German Gletscher. First attested in the late 17th c. in the form gleser, then the spelling shifted to gletscher in the 18th c.


sneeuwvlok

sneeuwvlok f (plural sneeuwvlokken, diminutive sneeuwvlokje n)

sneeuwvlokken (plural)
sneeuwvlokje (diminutive neuter)


bordeaux

Borrowed from French Bordeaux (“a city and wine region in southwest France”), bordeaux.


bokbier

nl-noun

bokbier n (plural bokbieren, diminutive bokbiertje n)

bokbieren (plural)
bokbiertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from German Bockbier, with a nativised spelling.

(unofficial) Alternative spelling of bockbier.


motregen

motregen m (plural motregens, diminutive motregentje n)

motregens (plural)
motregentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: motreën

From motten (“to rain lightly”) + regen (“rain”).


hoppen

hoppen (infinitive)
hoppen (gerund neuter)
hop (first-person present singular)
hopte (first-person past singular)
hopt (present second-person singular)
hopte (past second-person singular)
hopt (formal present second-person singular)
hopte (formal past second-person singular)
hopt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
hopt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
hopte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
hopte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
hopt (present singular third-person)
hopte (past singular third-person)
hoppen (plural present)
hopten (past plural)
hoppe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
hopte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
hoppen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
hopten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
hop (imperative present singular)
hopt (archaic imperative plural present)
hoppend (participle present)
gehopt (participle past)

From hop (“hops”) + -en, or borrowed from English hop.


regendruppel

nl-noun

regendruppel m (plural regendruppels, diminutive regendruppeltje n)

regendruppels (plural)
regendruppeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch regendrup, Middle Dutch regendrop, from Old Dutch *regandropo, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to regen (“rain”) + druppel (“drop, droplet”).


kletsregenen

kletsregenen (infinitive)
kletsregenen (gerund neuter)
kletsregen (first-person present singular)
kletsregende (first-person past singular)
kletsregent (present second-person singular)
kletsregende (past second-person singular)
kletsregent (formal present second-person singular)
kletsregende (formal past second-person singular)
kletsregent (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kletsregent (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kletsregende (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kletsregende (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kletsregent (present singular third-person)
kletsregende (past singular third-person)
kletsregenen (plural present)
kletsregenden (past plural)
kletsregene (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kletsregende (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kletsregenen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kletsregenden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kletsregen (imperative present singular)
kletsregent (archaic imperative plural present)
kletsregenend (participle present)
gekletsregend (participle past)


regenbui

nl-noun

regenbui f (plural regenbuien, diminutive regenbuitje n)

regenbuien (plural)
regenbuitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: reënbui

→ German: Regenbö (calque)

→ West Frisian: reinbui (calque)


regenachtig

nl-adj

regenachtig (comparative regenachtiger, superlative regenachtigst)

regenachtiger (comparative)
regenachtigst (superlative)
regenachtig (adverbial positive predicative)
regenachtiger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het regenachtigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het regenachtigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
regenachtige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
regenachtigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
regenachtigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
regenachtig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
regenachtiger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
regenachtigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
regenachtige (indefinite plural positive)
regenachtigere (comparative indefinite plural)
regenachtigste (indefinite plural superlative)
regenachtige (definite positive)
regenachtigere (comparative definite)
regenachtigste (definite superlative)
regenachtigs (partitive positive)
regenachtigers (comparative partitive)

From regen (“rain”) + -achtig (“-like, -ish”).

suffix

De Noordzeelanden delen een regenachtig gematigd klimaat.

The North Sea countries share a rainy temperate climate.


bockbier

nl-noun

bockbier n (plural bockbieren, diminutive bockbiertje n)

bockbieren (plural)
bockbiertje (diminutive neuter)


aftakking

aftakking f (plural aftakkingen, diminutive aftakkinkje n)

aftakkingen (plural)
aftakkinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɑfˌtɑ.kɪŋ/


miezerig

nl-adj

miezerig (comparative miezeriger, superlative miezerigst)

miezeriger (comparative)
miezerigst (superlative)
miezerig (adverbial positive predicative)
miezeriger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het miezerigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het miezerigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
miezerige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
miezerigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
miezerigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
miezerig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
miezeriger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
miezerigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
miezerige (indefinite plural positive)
miezerigere (comparative indefinite plural)
miezerigste (indefinite plural superlative)
miezerige (definite positive)
miezerigere (comparative definite)
miezerigste (definite superlative)
miezerigs (partitive positive)
miezerigers (comparative partitive)

From earlier miezelig, from miezelen (“to drizzle”), alternative form of miezeren. Equivalent to miezeren + -ig.


regenval

nl-noun

regenval m (plural regenvallen, diminutive regenvalletje n)

regenvallen (plural)
regenvalletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: reënval


borrel

borrel m (plural borrels, diminutive borreltje n)

borrels (plural)
borreltje (diminutive neuter)

Diminutive of Middle Dutch borre, borne (“well, drinkwater”). Compare bron (“well”).

der

an informal, often impromptu reception or meetup, typically involving alcoholic drinks


koffiepot

nl-noun

koffiepot m (plural koffiepotten, diminutive koffiepotje n)

koffiepotten (plural)
koffiepotje (diminutive neuter)


koffiekan

koffiekan f (plural koffiekannen, diminutive koffiekannetje n)

koffiekannen (plural)
koffiekannetje (diminutive neuter)


ijzel

From Middle Dutch isele, hisel, isel, from Old Dutch *īsichel, from Proto-West Germanic *īsajikil. Equivalent to ijs (“ice”) + jeukel (“icicle”).


watersnood

From water + -s- + nood (“emergency”). Cognate with Low German Watersnoot.


wijnkelder

wijnkelder m (plural wijnkelders, diminutive wijnkeldertje n)

wijnkelders (plural)
wijnkeldertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wynkelder

From Middle Dutch wijnkelre. Equivalent to wijn + kelder.


verhang

verhang n (plural verhangen, diminutive verhangetje n)

verhangen (plural)
verhangetje (diminutive neuter)

(geography, hydrology) relative measure for the vertical distance in proportion to horizontal distance between two points of a watercourse (in units of gradient or as a proportion)


theeglas

theeglas n (plural theeglazen, diminutive theeglaasje n)

theeglazen (plural)
theeglaasje (diminutive neuter)

tea glass (a glass meant to contain tea)


plenzen

plenzen (infinitive)
plenzen (gerund neuter)
plens (first-person present singular)
plensde (first-person past singular)
plenst (present second-person singular)
plensde (past second-person singular)
plenst (formal present second-person singular)
plensde (formal past second-person singular)
plenst (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
plenst (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
plensde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
plensde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
plenst (present singular third-person)
plensde (past singular third-person)
plenzen (plural present)
plensden (past plural)
plenze (archaic present singular subjunctive)
plensde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
plenzen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
plensden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
plens (imperative present singular)
plenst (archaic imperative plural present)
plenzend (participle present)
geplensd (participle past)

to bucket, to rain cats and dogs (to rain heavily)


rijm

From Middle Dutch rijm, ripe, from Proto-Germanic *hrīmô.


chateau migraine

chateau migraine m (plural chateau migraines or chateaux migraines, diminutive chateautje migraine n)

chateau migraines (plural)
chateaux migraines (plural)
chateautje migraine (diminutive neuter)

/ʃɑˌtoː miˈɡrɛːnə/

The term chateau is used in imitation of the many French wines named after a château (“castle”), with migraine (“migraine”) added for humorous effect, as it is itself a French loanword and would seem a plausible name for a wine if it were not for its actual meaning.

Afhankelijk van het huis kan dit een prima wijntje zijn of chateau migraine.

2013, M. Blum, L.F. Kaiser, Trouwen voor Dummies, Pearson Education, page 142

Depending on the house, this can be a perfectly good wine or a chateau migraine.

(humorous) cheap or poor quality wine, said to give one a headache


foeder

foeder m (plural foeders, diminutive foedertje n)

foeders (plural)
foedertje (diminutive neuter)

From Old Dutch *fuodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, French foudre.

A very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered.


kruidenthee

kruidenthee m (plural kruidentheeën, diminutive kruidentheetje n)

kruidentheeën (plural)
kruidentheetje (diminutive neuter)

From kruid (“herb”) + -en- + thee (“tea”).


wolkbreuk

wolkbreuk f (plural wolkbreuken, diminutive wolkbreukje n)

wolkbreuken (plural)
wolkbreukje (diminutive neuter)


sneeuwstorm

sneeuwstorm m (plural sneeuwstormen, diminutive sneeuwstormpje n)

sneeuwstormen (plural)
sneeuwstormpje (diminutive neuter)

De sneeuwstorm bedekte de stad in een dikke laag sneeuw.

The snowstorm covered the city in a thick blanket of snow.

Reizen tijdens een sneeuwstorm kan gevaarlijk zijn.

Traveling during a snowstorm can be dangerous.

Het sneeuwstormpje was onverwacht voor deze tijd van het jaar.

The brief snowstorm was unexpected for this time of the year.


miezerregen

miezerregen m (plural miezerregens, diminutive miezerregentje n)

miezerregens (plural)
miezerregentje (diminutive neuter)

From miezeren (“to rain lightly”) + regen (“rain”).


motregenen

motregenen (infinitive)
motregenen (gerund neuter)
motregen (first-person present singular)
motregende (first-person past singular)
motregent (present second-person singular)
motregende (past second-person singular)
motregent (formal present second-person singular)
motregende (formal past second-person singular)
motregent (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
motregent (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
motregende (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
motregende (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
motregent (present singular third-person)
motregende (past singular third-person)
motregenen (plural present)
motregenden (past plural)
motregene (archaic present singular subjunctive)
motregende (archaic past singular subjunctive)
motregenen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
motregenden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
motregen (imperative present singular)
motregent (archaic imperative plural present)
motregenend (participle present)
gemotregend (participle past)


miezeren

miezeren (infinitive)
miezeren (gerund neuter)
miezer (first-person present singular)
miezerde (first-person past singular)
miezert (present second-person singular)
miezerde (past second-person singular)
miezert (formal present second-person singular)
miezerde (formal past second-person singular)
miezert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
miezert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
miezerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
miezerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
miezert (present singular third-person)
miezerde (past singular third-person)
miezeren (plural present)
miezerden (past plural)
miezere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
miezerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
miezeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
miezerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
miezer (imperative present singular)
miezert (archaic imperative plural present)
miezerend (participle present)
gemiezerd (participle past)

Variant of miezelen, from Middle Dutch misel (“drizzle, mist”) or Middle Low German miseln, from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“fog, mist”) or Proto-Germanic *mīganą (“to urinate”). See English mizzle.


chocolademelk

chocolate milk (milk flavored with chocolate and served cold or hot)


slaapmuts

nl-noun

slaapmuts f (plural slaapmutsen, diminutive slaapmutsje n)

slaapmutsen (plural)
slaapmutsje (diminutive neuter)


mousserende wijn

mousserende wijn m (plural mousserende wijnen, diminutive mousserend wijntje n)

mousserende wijnen (plural)
mousserend wijntje (diminutive neuter)


water

water n (plural waters or wateren, diminutive watertje n)

waters (plural)
wateren (plural)
watertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: water

Javindo: water

desc

Negerhollands: watu, water, water, waeter

Petjo: watter

Skepi Creole Dutch: water

→? Sranan Tongo: watra

→ Aukan: wataa

→ Saramaccan: wáta

From Middle Dutch wāter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

Het water kookte.

body of water (such as a lake, ditch or stream)


ijsregen

nl-noun

ijsregen m (plural ijsregens, diminutive ijsregentje n)

ijsregens (plural)
ijsregentje (diminutive neuter)


château migraine

château migraine m (plural château migraines or châteaux migraines, diminutive châteautje migraine n)

château migraines (plural)
châteaux migraines (plural)
châteautje migraine (diminutive neuter)

Alternative spelling of chateau migraine


geuzelambiek

geuzelambiek m (plural geuzelambieken, diminutive geuzelambiekje n)

geuzelambieken (plural)
geuzelambiekje (diminutive neuter)

From geuze + lambiek. Named after the rue des Gueux road in Brussels, where it was first brewed.

Belgian lambic made by fermenting a blend of young and old lambics


theepauze

theepauze m or f (plural theepauzes or theepauzen, diminutive theepauzetje n)

theepauzes (plural)
theepauzen (plural)
theepauzetje (diminutive neuter)


theeleut

theeleut f (plural theeleuten, diminutive theeleutje n)

theeleuten (plural)
theeleutje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of thee (“tea”) + leut (“someone who frequently drinks a particular beverage”).

com

(colloquial) someone who drinks a lot of tea


bolleke

Garçon, twee bollekes astenblief!

(by extension) A bolleke full of De Koninck.


sneeuwschoen

nl-noun

sneeuwschoen m (plural sneeuwschoenen, diminutive sneeuwschoentje n)

sneeuwschoenen (plural)
sneeuwschoentje (diminutive neuter)

Attested as early as 1768. Compound of sneeuw (“snow”) + schoen (“shoe”).


amandelmelk

amandelmelk f (plural amandelmelken, diminutive amandelmelkje n)

amandelmelken (plural)
amandelmelkje (diminutive neuter)

First used in 1608. Compound of amandel (“almond”) + melk (“milk”).


beregenen

beregenen (infinitive)
beregenen (gerund neuter)
beregen (first-person present singular)
beregende (first-person past singular)
beregent (present second-person singular)
beregende (past second-person singular)
beregent (formal present second-person singular)
beregende (formal past second-person singular)
beregent (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
beregent (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
beregende (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
beregende (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
beregent (present singular third-person)
beregende (past singular third-person)
beregenen (plural present)
beregenden (past plural)
beregene (archaic present singular subjunctive)
beregende (archaic past singular subjunctive)
beregenen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
beregenden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
beregen (imperative present singular)
beregent (archaic imperative plural present)
beregenend (participle present)
beregend (participle past)

From Middle Dutch bereinen, bereggenen. Equivalent to be- + regenen.

(transitive) to spray water on, to sprinkle water on


passievruchtensap

passievruchtensap n (plural passievruchtensappen, diminutive passievruchtensapje n)

passievruchtensappen (plural)
passievruchtensapje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of passievrucht (“passion fruit”) + -en- + sap (“juice”).


gito

nl-noun

gito m (plural gito's, diminutive gitootje n)

gito's (plural)
gitootje (diminutive neuter)

Clipped compounds of this kind are common in informal Dutch; compare for example baco.


appelsiensap

appelsiensap n (plural appelsiensappen, diminutive appelsiensapje n)

appelsiensappen (plural)
appelsiensapje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of appelsien (“orange”) + sap (“juice”).

(Belgium, countable) a serving of orange juice


speciaalbier

speciaalbier n (plural speciaalbieren, diminutive speciaalbiertje n)

speciaalbieren (plural)
speciaalbiertje (diminutive neuter)

From speciaal (“special”) + bier (“beer”).

We hebben vijf soorten speciaalbier op tap.

(uncountable) Beer of any other kind than lager.


esma

esma m (plural esma's, diminutive esmaatje n)

esma's (plural)
esmaatje (diminutive neuter)


muntthee

Compound of munt (“mint”) + thee (“tea”).


ijsthee

Indonesian: es teh (probably)

→ West Frisian: iistee (calque)

1852, J. J. A. Goeverneur, Landen, steden, volken en menschen. Een panorama in negentien groepen, vol. 1, J. B. Wolters (publ.) page 62.
Zij koelen al hunne dranken gaarne in ijs af, zijn verzot op de velerlei ijstoebereidingen, die het gansche jaar door langs de straten hunner steden worden uitgevent, en drinken niet alleen ijswater, ijswijn, ijsbier, maar tot zelfs ijsthee, daar zij in plaats van suiker- ijsklontjes in het kopje werpen.


theemuts

theemuts f (plural theemutsen, diminutive theemutsje n)

theemutsen (plural)
theemutsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of thee (“tea”) + muts (“toque, brimless cap”).

compound

Den 23 Dec. jl. heeft zekere Ella Starck 18 jaren, wonende te Nijmegen, te 's Hertogenbosch door oplichting verkregen; […] 1 beige theemuts met blauw en goud bewerkt, niet afgewerkt; […]

1896 January 1, “Ontvreemde of vermiste voorwerpen”, in Haarlem's Dagblad, volume 13, number 3834, page 2


theekrans

nl-noun

theekrans m (plural theekransen, diminutive theekransje n)

theekransen (plural)
theekransje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly diminutive, the non-diminutive plural is rare) tea party (formal social gathering where one drinks tea, historically associated with upper-class ladies)


theepot

theepot m (plural theepotten, diminutive theepotje n)

theepotten (plural)
theepotje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: tee-pot


theezak

theezak m (plural theezakken, diminutive theezakje n)

theezakken (plural)
theezakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of thee (“tea”) + zak (“sack”).

Ze deed een theezakje in haar glas heet water.

She put a teabag in her glass of hot water.


havermelk

havermelk f (plural havermelken, diminutive havermelkje n)

havermelken (plural)
havermelkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of haver (“oat”) + melk (“milk”).


kokosmelk

kokosmelk f (plural kokosmelken, diminutive kokosmelkje n)

kokosmelken (plural)
kokosmelkje (diminutive neuter)

First used in 1875.Compound of kokos (“coconut”) + melk (“milk”).

Het eerste dezer offers heet ngébor-éborri, bestaat uit een brei van rijstmeel, kokosmelk en suiker, en heeft plaats in de tweede maand der dracht.

1875, Pieter Jan Veth, Java, geographisch, ethnologisch, historisch, page 636

The first of these offerings is called ngébor-éborri, consists of a porridge of rice flour, coconut milk, and sugar, and takes place in the second month of pregnancy.


hoppigheid

hoppigheid f (plural hoppigheden, diminutive hoppigheidje n)

hoppigheden (plural)
hoppigheidje (diminutive neuter)


hoppig

nl-adj

hoppig (comparative hoppiger, superlative hoppigst)

hoppiger (comparative)
hoppigst (superlative)
hoppig (adverbial positive predicative)
hoppiger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het hoppigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het hoppigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
hoppige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
hoppigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
hoppigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
hoppig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
hoppiger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
hoppigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
hoppige (indefinite plural positive)
hoppigere (comparative indefinite plural)
hoppigste (indefinite plural superlative)
hoppige (definite positive)
hoppigere (comparative definite)
hoppigste (definite superlative)
hoppigs (partitive positive)
hoppigers (comparative partitive)


drooghoppen

drooghoppen (infinitive)
drooghoppen (gerund neuter)
drooghop (first-person present singular)
drooghopte (first-person past singular)
drooghopt (present second-person singular)
drooghopte (past second-person singular)
drooghopt (formal present second-person singular)
drooghopte (formal past second-person singular)
drooghopt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
drooghopt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
drooghopte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
drooghopte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
drooghopt (present singular third-person)
drooghopte (past singular third-person)
drooghoppen (plural present)
drooghopten (past plural)
drooghoppe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
drooghopte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
drooghoppen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
drooghopten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
drooghop (imperative present singular)
drooghopt (archaic imperative plural present)
drooghoppend (participle present)
gedrooghopt (participle past)

From droog (“dry”) + hoppen (“to hop”), a calque of English dry hop.


wijnproeverij

nl-noun

wijnproeverij f (plural wijnproeverijen, diminutive wijnproeverijtje n)

wijnproeverijen (plural)
wijnproeverijtje (diminutive neuter)

winetasting (event for the purpose of tasting and evaluating wine)


theeplant

theeplant f (plural theeplanten, diminutive theeplantje n)

theeplanten (plural)
theeplantje (diminutive neuter)


regenen dat het giet

(impersonal) to rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily)


watermonster

watermonster n (plural watermonsters, diminutive watermonstertje n)

watermonsters (plural)
watermonstertje (diminutive neuter)


vermout

vermout m (plural vermouts, diminutive vermoutje n)

vermouts (plural)
vermoutje (diminutive neuter)

From French vermout. Doublet of weermoed.


havercappuccino

havercappuccino m (plural havercappuccino's, diminutive havercappuccinootje n)

havercappuccino's (plural)
havercappuccinootje (diminutive neuter)


havercappu

havercappu m (plural havercappu's, diminutive havercappuutje n)

havercappu's (plural)
havercappuutje (diminutive neuter)

Clipping of havercappuccino, or alternatively from haver (“oat”) + cappu (“cappuccino”).

(informal) Clipping of havercappuccino (“oatmilk cappuccino”).


pikketanis

pikketanis m (plural pikketanissen, diminutive pikketanisje n or pikketanissie n)

pikketanissen (plural)
pikketanisje (diminutive neuter)
pikketanissie (diminutive neuter)

The ending is uncertain, but pikke- is generally regarded as being derived from pikken (“to snatch, steal”).

Een pikketanissie gaat er bij mij altijd in.

(Amsterdam, informal) A serving of jenever


rivierwater

rivierwater n (plural rivierwateren or rivierwaters)

rivierwateren (plural)
rivierwaters (plural)


huishoudwater

raw water, untreated water used for flushing toilets, washing cars and similar purposes


lambiekbier

lambiekbier n (plural lambiekbieren, diminutive lambiekbiertje n)

lambiekbieren (plural)
lambiekbiertje (diminutive neuter)


lambiek

lambiek m (plural lambieken, diminutive lambiekje n)

lambieken (plural)
lambiekje (diminutive neuter)

→ English: lambic

→ French: lambic

From French alambic, from Middle French alambic, from Old French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcus, alembīcum, from Arabic إِنْبِيق (ʔinbīq), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix).


rookthee

rookthee m (plural rooktheeën, diminutive rooktheetje n)

rooktheeën (plural)
rooktheetje (diminutive neuter)


rookbier

rookbier n (plural rookbieren, diminutive rookbiertje n)

rookbieren (plural)
rookbiertje (diminutive neuter)

From roken (“to smoke”) + bier (“beer”); compare German Rauchbier.


oranje wijn

oranje wijn m (plural oranje wijnen, diminutive oranje wijntje n)

oranje wijnen (plural)
oranje wijntje (diminutive neuter)