bank

nl-noun

bank f (plural banken, diminutive bankje n)

banken (plural)
bankje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: bank

→ Aukan: banku

→ Caribbean Hindustani: bánk

→ Malay: bank

Indonesian: bank

→ Central Dusun: bank

→ Central Melanau: bank

→ Makasar: bank

→ Javanese: bang

→ Sundanese: bank

→ Papiamentu: banki (dated)

→ Saramaccan: bánku

→ Sranan Tongo: bangi

→ Trió: banku

→ West Frisian: bank

From Middle Dutch banc, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz, related to Etymology 1 above.

(games, gambling) the bank, a player who controls a deposit in some card games or board games and in gambling


mikado

mikado m (plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)

mikado's (plural)
mikadootje (diminutive neuter)


dart

dart m (plural darts, diminutive dartje n)

darts (plural)
dartje (diminutive neuter)


massage

massage f (plural massages, diminutive massagetje n)

massages (plural)
massagetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: masasê

→ Papiamentu: masashi


dame

dame f (plural dames, diminutive dametje n)

dames (plural)
dametje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: dame

From Middle Dutch dame, from Middle French dame, from Old French dame, from Latin domina.


dam

desc

→ Indonesian: dam (“draught/checker(s)”)

Borrowed from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama.

(checkers) king (double draught/checker)


pat

Borrowed from French pat, from Italian patta.


dans

nl-noun

dans m (plural dansen, diminutive dansje n)

dansen (plural)
dansje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: dans

Berbice Creole Dutch: dansi

Negerhollands: dans

From Middle Dutch dans, from Old French danse or a deverbal from dansen.


poker

Borrowed from English poker, perhaps from the first element of German Pochspiel, from German pochen, perhaps from French poque.


baas

baas m (plural bazen, diminutive baasje n, feminine bazin)

bazen (plural)
baasje (diminutive neuter)
bazin (feminine)

Afrikaans: baas
→ English: baas

Negerhollands: baas, baes

→ Lokono: basia

→ Aukan: basi

→ Belizean Creole: baas

→ Caribbean Hindustani: bás

→ Caribbean Javanese: bas

desctree

→ English: boss
→ Cantonese: 波士 (bo¹ si⁶⁻²)
→ Danish: boss
→ French: boss
→ Indonesian: bos
→ Italian: boss
→ Japanese: ボス (bosu)
→ Korean: 보스 (boseu)

→ Guyanese Creole English: baas

→ Indonesian: bas (“boss”)

→ Petjo: bas

→ Jamaican Creole: baas

→ Kwinti: basia

→ Papiamentu: bas, baas, ba

→ Saramaccan: bási

→ Sranan Tongo: basi

→ Kari'na: ba`si

→ Trió: paasi

→ West Frisian: baas

Inherited from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô. Cognates include Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”); possibly also Old High German basa ("father's sister, cousin"; > German Base (“aunt, cousin”)).

gl

"father's sister, cousin"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Base</i> (“aunt, cousin”)


jas

nl-noun

jas m (plural jassen, diminutive jasje n)

jassen (plural)
jasje (diminutive neuter)

(card games, archaic) a jack or knave, especially as a trump card


joker

joker m (plural jokers, diminutive jokertje n)

jokers (plural)
jokertje (diminutive neuter)

any wild card or similar, even in non-card games


slaan

slaan (infinitive)
slaan (gerund neuter)
sla (first-person present singular)
sloeg (first-person past singular)
slaat (present second-person singular)
sla (present second-person singular)
sloeg (past second-person singular)
slaat (formal present second-person singular)
sloeg (formal past second-person singular)
slaat (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
slaat (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
sloegt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
sloegt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
slaat (present singular third-person)
sloeg (past singular third-person)
slaan (plural present)
sloegen (past plural)
sla (archaic present singular subjunctive)
sloege (archaic past singular subjunctive)
slaan (archaic plural present subjunctive)
sloegen (archaic past plural subjunctive)
sla (imperative present singular)
slaat (archaic imperative plural present)
slaand (participle present)
geslagen (participle past)

Afrikaans: slaan

Jersey Dutch: slân

desc

Negerhollands: slaa, sla, slae, slaeg, slagen

Skepi Creole Dutch: sla

From Middle Dutch slaen, from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.

(transitive, chess) to take one of your opponent's pieces


stuk

nl-noun

stuk n (plural stukken, diminutive stukje n)

stukken (plural)
stukje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch stucke, stuc, from Old Dutch *stukki, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją. Cognate with German Stück, dialectal English steck and borrowed shtick.

(chess) a piece, one of the playing pieces in chess usually excluding pawns


adagio

adagio n (plural adagios, diminutive adagiootje n)

adagios (plural)
adagiootje (diminutive neuter)


clan

clan m (plural clans, diminutive clannetje n)

clans (plural)
clannetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: clan

→ Indonesian: klan

Borrowed from English clan, from Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, from Old Welsh plant, from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). As such, it is a doublet of plant (“plant, flora”).

(gaming) a group of gamers playing on the same team, a clan


cheat

(video games) cheat (unfair advantage in a computer game)


frame

frame n (plural frames, diminutive framepje n)

frames (plural)
framepje (diminutive neuter)


dammer

dammer m (plural dammers, diminutive dammertje n)

dammers (plural)
dammertje (diminutive neuter)


pion

pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

pionnen (plural)
pionnetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pion

→ Indonesian: pion

Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).


werken

werken (infinitive)
werken (gerund neuter)
werk (first-person present singular)
werkte (first-person past singular)
werkt (present second-person singular)
werk (present second-person singular)
werkte (past second-person singular)
werkt (formal present second-person singular)
werkte (formal past second-person singular)
werkt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
werkt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
werkte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
werkte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
werkt (present singular third-person)
werkte (past singular third-person)
werken (plural present)
werkten (past plural)
werke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
werkte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
werken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
werkten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
werk (imperative present singular)
werkt (archaic imperative plural present)
werkend (participle present)
gewerkt (participle past)
werken (infinitive)
werken (gerund neuter)
werk (first-person present singular)
wrocht (first-person past singular)
werkt (present second-person singular)
werk (present second-person singular)
wrocht (past second-person singular)
werkt (formal present second-person singular)
wrocht (formal past second-person singular)
werkt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
werkt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
wrocht (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
wrocht (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
werkt (present singular third-person)
wrocht (past singular third-person)
werken (plural present)
wrochten (past plural)
werke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
wrochte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
werken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
wrochten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
werk (imperative present singular)
werkt (archaic imperative plural present)
werkend (participle present)
gewrocht (participle past)

Afrikaans: werk

Jersey Dutch: wärke

Negerhollands: werk, wark

From Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (“to work, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work, act”).

der

Ik heb gisteravond een paar andere radioamateurs gewerkt in een DX-wedstrijd.

Last night, I made contact with a few other radio amateurs in a DX contest.


tango

Borrowed from Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language.

tango (Argentine-Uruguayan dance and musical style)


paard

nl-noun

paard n (plural paarden, diminutive paardje n)

paarden (plural)
paardje (diminutive neuter)

desctree

Afrikaans: perd
→ Phuthi: ipere
→ Sotho: pere

Jersey Dutch: pêrt, pêrd

→ English: prad

From Middle Dutch pert, pāert, from Old Dutch *pered, *perid, from Proto-West Germanic *parafred, from Late Latin paraverēdus. Compare German Pferd. Doublet of palefroot.

Equus caballus
Equus caballus#Translingual

(nautical) a rope hanging beneath a spar or other horizontal beam, often fixed in place by other ropes


console

(gaming) a video game console, a console, especially a non-portable one


speelgoed

nl-noun

speelgoed n (uncountable, diminutive speelgoedje n)

Afrikaans: speelgoed

Berbice Creole Dutch: pelegutu

From spelen (“to play”) + goed (“goods”).

Op zijn verjaardag kreeg hij veel nieuw speelgoed.

On his birthday, he received a lot of new toys.

De winkel heeft een uitgebreide selectie van speelgoed voor kinderen van alle leeftijden.

The store has a wide selection of toys for children of all ages.

Het speelgoed ligt verspreid over de hele kamer.

The toys are scattered all over the room.


casino

casino m (plural casino's, diminutive casinootje n)

casino's (plural)
casinootje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kasino


limbo

Limbo, the place where innocent souls barred from heaven exist


carré

carré n or m (plural carrés, diminutive carreetje n)

carrés (plural)
carreetje (diminutive neuter)


controller

controller m (plural controllers, diminutive controllertje n)

controllers (plural)
controllertje (diminutive neuter)


bidden

bidden (infinitive)
bidden (gerund neuter)
bid (first-person present singular)
bad (first-person past singular)
bidt (present second-person singular)
bid (present second-person singular)
bad (past second-person singular)
bidt (formal present second-person singular)
bad (formal past second-person singular)
bidt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
bidt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
baadt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
baadt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
bidt (present singular third-person)
bad (past singular third-person)
bidden (plural present)
baden (past plural)
bidde (archaic present singular subjunctive)
bade (archaic past singular subjunctive)
bidden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
baden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
bid (imperative present singular)
bidt (archaic imperative plural present)
biddend (participle present)
gebeden (participle past)

Afrikaans: bid

Negerhollands: bed, bet, bit

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

De torenvalk speurde biddend naar zijn prooi.

The kestrel sought his prey while hovering.

(intransitive, ornithology, birdwatching) to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air


tol

tol m (plural tollen, diminutive tolletje n)

tollen (plural)
tolletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tol

From Middle Dutch tol (“twig”), related to telg.


ballet

ballet n (plural balletten, diminutive balletje n)

balletten (plural)
balletje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: balèt

→ Papiamentu: balèt

Borrowed from French ballet, from Middle French ballet, from Italian balletto. An instance of spelling pronunciation.


af

nl-adj

af (used only predicatively, comparative meer af, superlative meest af)

meer af (comparative)
meest af (superlative)

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

(games) out, dismissed from play under the rules of the game, e.g. by having been tagged


darter

Borrowed from English darter. By surface analysis, darten + -er.


dammen

dammen (infinitive)
dammen (gerund neuter)
dam (first-person present singular)
damde (first-person past singular)
damt (present second-person singular)
dam (present second-person singular)
damde (past second-person singular)
damt (formal present second-person singular)
damde (formal past second-person singular)
damt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
damt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
damde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
damde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
damt (present singular third-person)
damde (past singular third-person)
dammen (plural present)
damden (past plural)
damme (archaic present singular subjunctive)
damde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
dammen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
damden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
dam (imperative present singular)
damt (archaic imperative plural present)
dammend (participle present)
gedamd (participle past)

→? Akan: dam (Twi, possibly from Danish)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: dám

→ Caribbean Javanese: dham

→ Papiamentu: dam

Borrowed from Middle French dame (“dame, double checkers piece”) + -en.


twitcher

Borrowed from English twitcher. By surface analysis, twitchen + -er.

twitcher (avid birdwatcher, esp. one who travels long distances to observe rare species)


kasteel

nl-noun

kasteel n (plural kastelen, diminutive kasteeltje n)

kastelen (plural)
kasteeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kasteel

Negerhollands: kastell

→ Mahican: găstēnik

→ Malay: kastil

Indonesian: kastel, kastil

→ Papiamentu: kastel

→ West Frisian: kastiel

From Middle Dutch castēel, from Old Northern French castel, from Latin castellum. Doublet of Kessel, chateau, Castilië, castellum, ketella, and telo.


koning

nl-noun

koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)

koningen (plural)
koninkje (diminutive neuter)
koningin (feminine)

Afrikaans: koning

Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ

→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung

→ Sranan Tongo: kownu

→ Lokono: kónoe

→ Aukan: konu

→ Kari'na: konu

From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.


koningin

koningin f (plural koninginnen, diminutive koninginnetje n, masculine koning)

koninginnen (plural)
koninginnetje (diminutive neuter)
koning (masculine)

Negerhollands: koninginne, kooningin

/ˌkoːnɪˈŋɪn/

From Middle Dutch coninginne, from Old Dutch kuninginna. Equivalent to koning (“king”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).


remise

nl-noun

remise f (plural remises, diminutive remisetje n)

remises (plural)
remisetje (diminutive neuter)


aas

aas m or n (plural azen, diminutive aasje n)

Afrikaans: aas

→ Indonesian: as

→ Papiamentu: as

→ Sranan Tongo: asi

From earlier ase, from Middle Dutch aes, from Old French as, from Latin as.


honk

honk n (plural honken, diminutive honkje n)

honken (plural)
honkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: honk (dated)

From Middle Dutch honc, likely through Old Dutch from Proto-Germanic *hank-, *hunk-. Only has cognates in the Frisian languages and possibly in the Old High German placename Hancwin. Since cognates outside of Germanic are lacking, the word is probably of substrate origin. Possibly related to haak (“hook”) and hoek (“corner”).

(games) base (safe zone, e.g. in baseball and similar sports)


zugzwang

(chess) zugzwang (situation in which a disadvantageous move is forced on a player)


rij

rij f (plural rijen, diminutive rijtje n)

rijen (plural)
rijtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: ry

Negerhollands: rieg

→ Aukan: lei

→ Caribbean Javanese: rèi

From Middle Dutch rië, from Old Dutch *rīa, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan.


schaak

→ Indonesian: sekak

→ Javanese: ꦱꦼꦏꦏ꧀ (sekak)

→ Papiamentu: skaf, skak, schaak

From Middle Dutch schaec, from Old French escac or directly from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”).


toren

toren m (plural torens, diminutive torentje n)

torens (plural)
torentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: toring

Negerhollands: tooren, torm, toorn

→ Aukan: tolen

→ Saramaccan: tolu

From Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French tur, from Latin turris.


moonwalk

moonwalk m (plural moonwalken, diminutive moonwalkje n)

moonwalken (plural)
moonwalkje (diminutive neuter)


teddybeer

teddybeer m (plural teddyberen, diminutive teddybeertje n)

teddyberen (plural)
teddybeertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English teddybear. Named after Theodore Roosevelt, who was nicknamed "Teddy".


harten

harten m or f (plural hartens or harten, diminutive hartentje n)

hartens (plural)
harten (plural)
hartentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Bengali: হরতন (horton)

→ Unami: halet


passen

passen (infinitive)
passen (gerund neuter)
pas (first-person present singular)
paste (first-person past singular)
past (present second-person singular)
pas (present second-person singular)
paste (past second-person singular)
past (formal present second-person singular)
paste (formal past second-person singular)
past (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
past (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
paste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
paste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
past (present singular third-person)
paste (past singular third-person)
passen (plural present)
pasten (past plural)
passe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
paste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
passen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
pasten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
pas (imperative present singular)
past (archaic imperative plural present)
passend (participle present)
gepast (participle past)

Afrikaans: pas

Berbice Creole Dutch: pasi

Negerhollands: pas

→ Caribbean Javanese: pas

→ Papiamentu: pas

From Middle Dutch passen, from pas (modern pas).


bisschop

bisschop m (plural bisschoppen, diminutive bisschopje n)

bisschoppen (plural)
bisschopje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: biskop

→? Mahican: bishop

→ Malay: biskop

Indonesian: biskop

→ Sranan Tongo: biskop

From Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos). The use of the term for mulled wine probably derived from English or German.
The chess sense is likely a semantic loan from English bishop.


koekhappen

bite-the-cake; a game, especially for children, in which piece(s) of cake are hung from a rope, and the children, being blindfolded, attempt to bite the piece(s) of cake


ruit

ruit f (plural ruiten, diminutive ruitje n)

ruiten (plural)
ruitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: ruit

From Middle Dutch rute, of uncertain origin. Compare German Raute.

(card games) a diamond; mostly used in the plural: ruiten, for that card suit


schaakstuk

schaakstuk n (plural schaakstukken, diminutive schaakstukje n)

schaakstukken (plural)
schaakstukje (diminutive neuter)


loper

loper m (plural lopers, diminutive lopertje n)

lopers (plural)
lopertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: loper

Indonesian: loper

Petjo: loper

From Middle Dutch lopere. Equivalent to lopen + -er.
In the chess sense, likely a semantic loan from German Läufer.


stok

stok m (plural stokken, diminutive stokje n)

stokken (plural)
stokje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: stok

Berbice Creole Dutch: stoko

Negerhollands: stok

→ Indonesian: stok

→ Papiamentu: stòki

From Middle Dutch stoc, from Old Dutch stok, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz.

(card games) deck, stock (set of playing cards)


hakken

hakken (infinitive)
hakken (gerund neuter)
hak (first-person present singular)
hakte (first-person past singular)
hakt (present second-person singular)
hak (present second-person singular)
hakte (past second-person singular)
hakt (formal present second-person singular)
hakte (formal past second-person singular)
hakt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
hakt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
hakte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
hakte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
hakt (present singular third-person)
hakte (past singular third-person)
hakken (plural present)
hakten (past plural)
hakke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
hakte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
hakken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
hakten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
hak (imperative present singular)
hakt (archaic imperative plural present)
hakkend (participle present)
gehakt (participle past)

(intransitive) to dance in a style originating from the Dutch hardcore or gabber scene


hakken

(slang) a style of dance originating from the Dutch hardcore and gabber scene


stoot

stoot m (plural stoten, diminutive stootje n)

stoten (plural)
stootje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: stoot

From Middle Dutch stôot, from Old Dutch *stōt, from Proto-West Germanic *stauti, from Proto-Germanic *stautiz. Equivalent to a deverbal from stoten.


lijn

lijn f (plural lijnen, diminutive lijntje n)

lijnen (plural)
lijntje (diminutive neuter)

Berbice Creole Dutch: leni, lin

→ Indonesian: lin

From Middle Dutch līne, from Old Dutch *līna, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). In several senses influenced by Latin līnea; compare linie.


keu

keu f or m (plural keuen or keus, diminutive keutje n)

keuen (plural)
keus (plural)
keutje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowing from French queue (“tail, queue, cue”).


achterstand

achterstand m (plural achterstanden, diminutive achterstandje n)

achterstanden (plural)
achterstandje (diminutive neuter)

(sports, games) the condition of being behind one's opponent(s); the score or quantity that forms the deficit


gambiet

gambiet n (plural gambieten, diminutive gambietje n)

gambieten (plural)
gambietje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French gambit, from Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto (“gambit, trip”), from gamba (“leg”), from Latin gamba (“calf”).


kruiswoordraadsel

kruiswoordraadsel n (plural kruiswoordraadsels, diminutive kruiswoordraadseltje n)

kruiswoordraadsels (plural)
kruiswoordraadseltje (diminutive neuter)

From kruisen (“to cross”) + woord (“word”) + raadsel (“riddle”).

compound

(games) crossword, a word puzzle arranged in rows and columns


kruiswoordpuzzel

nl-noun

kruiswoordpuzzel n (plural kruiswoordpuzzels, diminutive kruiswoordpuzzeltje n)

kruiswoordpuzzels (plural)
kruiswoordpuzzeltje (diminutive neuter)

From kruisen (“to cross”) + woord (“word”) + puzzel (“puzzle”).


schoppen

nl-noun

schoppen m or f (plural schoppens or schoppen, diminutive schoppentje n)

schoppens (plural)
schoppen (plural)
schoppentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Bengali: ইস্কাবন (iskabon)

→ Malay: sekopong

→ Loup A: skebai

→ Munsee: shkup

→ Papiamentu: skòp

→ Saramaccan: sikópu

→ Unami: shkepa


speelkaart

speelkaart f (plural speelkaarten, diminutive speelkaartje n)

speelkaarten (plural)
speelkaartje (diminutive neuter)


speeltje

From spel (“game”) + -tje with lengthening of the root vowel as in glaasje etc. Doublet of spelletje. Compare the plurals spelen and spellen, which also show a secondary semantic distinction.
In the sense “toy” perhaps in part a new derivation from the related verb spelen (“to play”).


pretpark

pretpark n (plural pretparken, diminutive pretparkje n)

pretparken (plural)
pretparkje (diminutive neuter)

Voor zijn verjaardag gingen we naar het pretpark.

For his birthday, we went to the amusement park.

Het pretpark was gesloten vanwege slecht weer.

The amusement park was closed due to bad weather.

Ze waren opgewonden om de achtbaan in het pretpark te proberen.

They were excited to try the roller coaster in the amusement park.


themapark

themapark n (plural themaparken, diminutive themaparkje n)

themaparken (plural)
themaparkje (diminutive neuter)


vlieger

vlieger m (plural vliegers, diminutive vliegertje n)

vliegers (plural)
vliegertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: frigi

→ Saramaccan: fiígi

→ Manado Malay: falinggir, palinggir

From Middle Dutch vlieger. Equivalent to vliegen + -er.


strafpunt

strafpunt n (plural strafpunten, diminutive strafpuntje n)

strafpunten (plural)
strafpuntje (diminutive neuter)

(generally, sports in and games, sometimes law) penalty point


pandoer

pandoer m or n (plural pandoeren, diminutive pandoertje n)

pandoeren (plural)
pandoertje (diminutive neuter)

From Serbo-Croatian pandur, from bandur, from Latin banderarius (“(knight) banneret”).

(originally) a member of an 18th-century Habsburg imperial Croatian regiment to fight the Ottoman Turks

(also in the plural: pandoeren, also a verb) The name of a card game where a player can call pandoer!


plantsoen

plantsoen n (plural plantsoenen, diminutive plantsoentje n)

plantsoenen (plural)
plantsoentje (diminutive neuter)

Berbice Creole Dutch: plantsun

→ Aukan: paansu

→ Papiamentu: plantsun

→ Sranan Tongo: pransun, plansoen

→ Caribbean Javanese: plangsu

From Old French planteson, from Latin plantātiō.


pesten

the card game Mau Mau, similar to crazy eights


ruiten

ruiten m or f (plural ruitens or ruiten, diminutive ruitentje n)

ruitens (plural)
ruiten (plural)
ruitentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Bengali: রুইতন (ruiton)

→ Malay: retin


hartenjagen

harten 'hearts' + jagen 'to hunt, chase'


knuffel

knuffel m (plural knuffels, diminutive knuffeltje n)

knuffels (plural)
knuffeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: knuffel

a cuddly animal or other stuffed toy, plushie, soft toy


zwabber

zwabber m (plural zwabbers, diminutive zwabbertje n)

zwabbers (plural)
zwabbertje (diminutive neuter)

Probably the root of zwabben (from swabben 'to plod(der), drudge trough (filth)(y) (water)', cognate with to swab) + -er.

(derogatory) an irresponsible person, notably:

an irresponsible person, notably:
a party animal


kwartet

kwartet n (plural kwartetten, diminutive kwartetje n)

kwartetten (plural)
kwartetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kuartet

Borrowed from Italian quartetto. The current pronunciation and spelling may be influenced by French quartette.

a quartette, piece of chamber music written in four parts, as for the above type of ensemble

a card game where players have to collect sets of four cards

a foursome (sex act involving four people)


takszegel

takszegel m (plural takszegels, diminutive takszegeltje n)

takszegels (plural)
takszegeltje (diminutive neuter)


kiek

kiek m (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)

kieken (plural)
kiekje (diminutive neuter)

(birdwatching slang) Clipping of kiekendief.


kwartetten

kwartetten (infinitive)
kwartetten (gerund neuter)
kwartet (first-person present singular)
kwartette (first-person past singular)
kwartet (present second-person singular)
kwartette (past second-person singular)
kwartet (formal present second-person singular)
kwartette (formal past second-person singular)
kwartet (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kwartet (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kwartette (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kwartette (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kwartet (present singular third-person)
kwartette (past singular third-person)
kwartetten (plural present)
kwartetten (past plural)
kwartette (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kwartette (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kwartetten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kwartetten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kwartet (imperative present singular)
kwartet (archaic imperative plural present)
kwartettend (participle present)
gekwartet (participle past)


knikker

knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)

knikkers (plural)
knikkertje (diminutive neuter)

→ French: canique
→ Spanish: canica

→ Papiamentu: kiniki, ninichi

From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative


tegenploeg

nl-noun

tegenploeg m or f (plural tegenploegen, diminutive tegenploegje n)

tegenploegen (plural)
tegenploegje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tegen (“against”) + ploeg (“team”).

(sports, games) an adversary, an opposing team; the opposite side in a team competition


damspel

damspel n (plural damspellen, diminutive damspelletje n)

damspellen (plural)
damspelletje (diminutive neuter)


bordspel

bordspel n (plural bordspelen or bordspellen, diminutive bordspelletje n)

bordspelen (plural)
bordspellen (plural)
bordspelletje (diminutive neuter)

Schaken en dammen gelijken meer op elkaar dan op recente bordspelen zoals Monopoly of Stratego.

Chess and checkers resemble each other more than recent board games like Monopoly or Stratego.


klaver

klaver f or m (plural klavers, diminutive klavertje n)

klavers (plural)
klavertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: klawer

Jersey Dutch: klâver

→ Indonesian: klaver

→ West Frisian: klaver

From Middle Dutch clavere, from Old Dutch *klēvara, from Proto-West Germanic *klaibrā.


vogelaar

vogelaar m (plural vogelaars, diminutive vogelaartje n)

vogelaars (plural)
vogelaartje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch vogelaer. Equivalent to vogel + -aar.


bouwdoos

bouwdoos f (plural bouwdozen, diminutive bouwdoosje n)

bouwdozen (plural)
bouwdoosje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bouwen (“to build”) + doos (“box”).

a toy which consists of a collection of parts needed for building a model or a finished toy


farmen

farmen (infinitive)
farmen (gerund neuter)
farm (first-person present singular)
farmde (first-person past singular)
farmt (present second-person singular)
farm (present second-person singular)
farmde (past second-person singular)
farmt (formal present second-person singular)
farmde (formal past second-person singular)
farmt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
farmt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
farmde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
farmde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
farmt (present singular third-person)
farmde (past singular third-person)
farmen (plural present)
farmden (past plural)
farme (archaic present singular subjunctive)
farmde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
farmen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
farmden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
farm (imperative present singular)
farmt (archaic imperative plural present)
farmend (participle present)
gefarmd (participle past)

Ga je mee voetballen? — Nee, moet meer goud farmen!

Are you coming to play football with us? — No, I need to farm more gold!

(transitive, online gaming) to farm, to grind


hoepel

hoepel m (plural hoepels, diminutive hoepeltje n)

hoepels (plural)
hoepeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: hoepel


schaker

schaker m (plural schakers, diminutive schakertje n, feminine schaakster)

schakers (plural)
schakertje (diminutive neuter)
schaakster (feminine)

Afrikaans: skaker

From Middle Dutch schaker. Equivalent to schaak (“robbery”) or schaken (“to abduct, to steal”) + -er.

a kidnapper, particularly of women or girls


boter, kaas en eieren

From boter + kaas + en + eieren; literally “butter, cheese and eggs”.


factie

factie f (plural facties or factiën, diminutive factietje n)

facties (plural)
factiën (plural)
factietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: faksie

→ Indonesian: faksi

Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”).

der

(gaming) faction, a player (computer or human) with a distinct civilisation


tikkertje

(games) tag, a game often played by children


grootmeester

nl-noun

grootmeester m (plural grootmeesters, diminutive grootmeestertje n, feminine grootmeesteres)

grootmeesters (plural)
grootmeestertje (diminutive neuter)
grootmeesteres (feminine)

From groot (“grand”) + meester (“master”).


schaakster

schaakster f (plural schaaksters, diminutive schaakstertje n, masculine schaker)

schaaksters (plural)
schaakstertje (diminutive neuter)
schaker (masculine)


pokeren

pokeren (infinitive)
pokeren (gerund neuter)
poker (first-person present singular)
pokerde (first-person past singular)
pokert (present second-person singular)
poker (present second-person singular)
pokerde (past second-person singular)
pokert (formal present second-person singular)
pokerde (formal past second-person singular)
pokert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
pokert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
pokerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
pokerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
pokert (present singular third-person)
pokerde (past singular third-person)
pokeren (plural present)
pokerden (past plural)
pokere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
pokerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
pokeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
pokerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
poker (imperative present singular)
pokert (archaic imperative plural present)
pokerend (participle present)
gepokerd (participle past)


kaartspel

kaartspel n (plural kaartspelen, diminutive kaartspelletje n)

kaartspelen (plural)
kaartspelletje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch quartspel. Equivalent to kaart + spel.


klaverjassen

From klaver (“club; clover”) + jas (“jack, knave”) + -en.

af

a type of trick-taking card game popular in the Netherlands, akin to belote and tarabish


grinden

grinden (infinitive)
grinden (gerund neuter)
grind (first-person present singular)
grindde (first-person past singular)
grindt (present second-person singular)
grind (present second-person singular)
grindde (past second-person singular)
grindt (formal present second-person singular)
grindde (formal past second-person singular)
grindt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
grindt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
grindde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
grindde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
grindt (present singular third-person)
grindde (past singular third-person)
grinden (plural present)
grindden (past plural)
grinde (archaic present singular subjunctive)
grindde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
grinden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
grindden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
grind (imperative present singular)
grindt (archaic imperative plural present)
grindend (participle present)
gegrind (participle past)

(dance) to grind (dance closely in a sexy way)


hoekbal

nl-noun

hoekbal m (plural hoekballen, diminutive hoekballetje n)

hoekballen (plural)
hoekballetje (diminutive neuter)


hobbelpaard

hobbelpaard n (plural hobbelpaarden, diminutive hobbelpaardje n)

hobbelpaarden (plural)
hobbelpaardje (diminutive neuter)

From hobbelen (“to lurch, to rock”) + paard (“horse”).


scoren

scoren (infinitive)
scoren (gerund neuter)
scoor (first-person present singular)
scoorde (first-person past singular)
scoort (present second-person singular)
scoor (present second-person singular)
scoorde (past second-person singular)
scoort (formal present second-person singular)
scoorde (formal past second-person singular)
scoort (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
scoort (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
scoorde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
scoorde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
scoort (present singular third-person)
scoorde (past singular third-person)
scoren (plural present)
scoorden (past plural)
score (archaic present singular subjunctive)
scoorde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
scoren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
scoorden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
scoor (imperative present singular)
scoort (archaic imperative plural present)
scorend (participle present)
gescoord (participle past)

In de laatste minuut scoorden ze het winnende doelpunt.

They scored the winning goal in the final minute.

(transitive, intransitive, sports, games) to score (a certain amount of points)


zwartepiet

nl-noun

zwartepiet m (plural zwartepieten, diminutive zwartepietje n)

zwartepieten (plural)
zwartepietje (diminutive neuter)

(card games) the undesirable card in the card game old maid


pomerans

pomerans f (plural pomeransen, diminutive pomeransje n)

pomeransen (plural)
pomeransje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pomerancien, from German Pomeranze, from Medieval Latin pomerancium, from pomum (“fruit”) + arancia (“orange”).

a bitter orange tree, of the species Citrus ×aurantium


speelhal

speelhal f or m (plural speelhallen, diminutive speelhalletje n)

speelhallen (plural)
speelhalletje (diminutive neuter)


automatenhal

automatenhal f or m (plural automatenhallen, diminutive automatenhalletje n)

automatenhallen (plural)
automatenhalletje (diminutive neuter)

From automaat (“slot machine”) + -en- + hal (“hall”).


apenkooi

nl-noun

apenkooi f (plural apenkooien, diminutive apenkooitje n)

apenkooien (plural)
apenkooitje (diminutive neuter)

From aap (“ape”, “monkey”) + -en- + kooi (“cage”).

compound

(sports, games, uncountable) a variation of tag, usually played in school gyms, where players are not allowed to touch the floor and can only move about via mats, vaulting horses, bars, ropes, etc. Anyone who is caught or touches the floor has to leave the field of play


trekpop

nl-noun

trekpop f (plural trekpoppen, diminutive trekpopje n or trekpoppetje n)

trekpoppen (plural)
trekpopje (diminutive neuter)
trekpoppetje (diminutive neuter)

From trekken (“to pull”) + pop (“doll”).


dansplaat

dansplaat f (plural dansplaten, diminutive dansplaatje n)

dansplaten (plural)
dansplaatje (diminutive neuter)

From dansen (“to dance”) + plaat (“record”).

2002, Brainpower, "Dansplaat", Verschil moet er zijn.
Dans maar, dit is nu die lekkere dansplaat.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(music) a record or CD that contains music suitable for dancing


koeken

(uncountable, card games, Belgium) diamonds


klaveren

klaveren m or f (plural klaverens or klaveren)

→ Malay: kelawar

→ Unami: kwëlas


rondedans

rondedans m (plural rondedansen, diminutive rondedansje n)

rondedansen (plural)
rondedansje (diminutive neuter)


troeven

troeven (infinitive)
troeven (gerund neuter)
troef (first-person present singular)
troefde (first-person past singular)
troeft (present second-person singular)
troef (present second-person singular)
troefde (past second-person singular)
troeft (formal present second-person singular)
troefde (formal past second-person singular)
troeft (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
troeft (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
troefde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
troefde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
troeft (present singular third-person)
troefde (past singular third-person)
troeven (plural present)
troefden (past plural)
troeve (archaic present singular subjunctive)
troefde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
troeven (archaic plural present subjunctive)
troefden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
troef (imperative present singular)
troeft (archaic imperative plural present)
troevend (participle present)
getroefd (participle past)


troef

troef f (plural troeven, diminutive troefje n)

troeven (plural)
troefje (diminutive neuter)

→ Bengali: তুরুপ (turup)

→ Malay: terup, daun terup

→ Indonesian: truf

Borrowed from German Trumpf, from Middle French triomphe, from Medieval Latin triumphus.


foor

foor f (plural foren, diminutive foortje n)

foren (plural)
foortje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French foire, from Middle French foire, from Old French foire, from Latin fēriae.


voor spek en bonen

(chiefly sports and games) not for real, not competitively (indicating a noncompetitive participant)


troefkaart

troefkaart f (plural troefkaarten, diminutive troefkaartje n)

troefkaarten (plural)
troefkaartje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: trupcál

From troef (“trump (card)”) + kaart (“card”).


zeeslang

zeeslang f (plural zeeslangen, diminutive zeeslangetje n)

zeeslangen (plural)
zeeslangetje (diminutive neuter)

1875, A. v. d. Linde, De Schaakwerld, vol. 1, publ. by M. S. van Tussenbroek, 262-263.
Niet om onzen tijd met de oplossing te verbeuzelen, maar om den lezer ineens van zulke misgeboorten van den wansmaak afteschrikken, breng ik hem twee zulke zeeslangen van het bezige nietsdoen onder de aandacht.

Not to fritter away our time with the solution, but to spontaneously deter the reader from such miscarriages of poor taste, I bring two such monstrously long-winded games of busily doing nothing to his attention.


zwartepieten

zwartepieten (infinitive)
zwartepieten (gerund neuter)
zwartepiet (first-person present singular)
zwartepiette (first-person past singular)
zwartepiet (present second-person singular)
zwartepiette (past second-person singular)
zwartepiet (formal present second-person singular)
zwartepiette (formal past second-person singular)
zwartepiet (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
zwartepiet (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
zwartepiette (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
zwartepiette (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
zwartepiet (present singular third-person)
zwartepiette (past singular third-person)
zwartepieten (plural present)
zwartepietten (past plural)
zwartepiete (archaic present singular subjunctive)
zwartepiette (archaic past singular subjunctive)
zwartepieten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
zwartepietten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
zwartepiet (imperative present singular)
zwartepiet (archaic imperative plural present)
zwartepietend (participle present)
gezwartepiet (participle past)

(card games) to play a certain card game similar to old maid


mispunt

mispunt n (plural mispunten, diminutive mispuntje n)

mispunten (plural)
mispuntje (diminutive neuter)

19th century. Compound of missen (“to miss”) + punt (“point”).


ganzenbord

ganzenbord n (plural ganzenborden, diminutive ganzenbordje n)

ganzenborden (plural)
ganzenbordje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: ganzenbord (dated)


ganzenborden

(intransitive) to play the Game of the Goose


stoelendans

stoelendans m (plural stoelendansen, diminutive stoelendansje n)

stoelendansen (plural)
stoelendansje (diminutive neuter)


eindbaas

eindbaas m (plural eindbazen, diminutive eindbaasje n)

eindbazen (plural)
eindbaasje (diminutive neuter)


sjoelen

a variety of shuffleboard played in the Netherlands


tegenspeler

tegenspeler m (plural tegenspelers, diminutive tegenspelertje n, feminine tegenspeelster)

tegenspelers (plural)
tegenspelertje (diminutive neuter)
tegenspeelster (feminine)


aanspelen

aanspelen (infinitive)
aanspelen (gerund neuter)
speel aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
speelde aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aanspeel (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aanspeelde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
speelt aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
speel aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
speelde aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aanspeelt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspeelde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
speelt aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
speelde aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aanspeelt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspeelde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
speelt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
speelt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
speelde aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
speelde aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aanspeelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspeelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspeelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanspeelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
speelt aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
speelde aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aanspeelt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aanspeelde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
spelen aan (main-clause plural present)
speelden aan (main-clause past plural)
aanspelen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aanspeelden (past plural subordinate-clause)
spele aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
speelde aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aanspele (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanspeelde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
spelen aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
speelden aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aanspelen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanspeelden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
speel aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
speelt aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aanspelend (main-clause participle present)
aangespeeld (main-clause participle past)

(transitive, billiards) to target, to hit (a ball)

(transitive, obsolete, card games) to play (a card) as the first card


arcadehal

arcadehal f (plural arcadehallen, diminutive arcadehalletje n)

arcadehallen (plural)
arcadehalletje (diminutive neuter)

(video games) arcade (place where coin-operated games can be played)


Minecraft

Unadapted borrowing from English Minecraft.


schaaktoren

nl-noun

schaaktoren m (plural schaaktorens, diminutive schaaktorentje n)

schaaktorens (plural)
schaaktorentje (diminutive neuter)


dambord

dambord n (plural damborden, diminutive dambordje n)

damborden (plural)
dambordje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: dambòrt, dambord

→ Sranan Tongo: dambortu

→ Saramaccan: dámboútu


kj

(chiefly birdwatching and ornithology) Abbreviation of kalenderjaar (“calendar year”).


toespelen

toespelen (infinitive)
toespelen (gerund neuter)
speel toe (first-person main-clause present singular)
speelde toe (first-person main-clause past singular)
toespeel (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
toespeelde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
speelt toe (main-clause present second-person singular)
speel toe (main-clause present second-person singular)
speelde toe (main-clause past second-person singular)
toespeelt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
toespeelde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
speelt toe (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
speelde toe (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
toespeelt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
toespeelde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
speelt toe (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
speelt toe (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
speelde toe (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
speelde toe (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
toespeelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
toespeelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
toespeelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
toespeelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
speelt toe (main-clause present singular third-person)
speelde toe (main-clause past singular third-person)
toespeelt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
toespeelde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
spelen toe (main-clause plural present)
speelden toe (main-clause past plural)
toespelen (plural present subordinate-clause)
toespeelden (past plural subordinate-clause)
spele toe (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
speelde toe (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
toespele (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
toespeelde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
spelen toe (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
speelden toe (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
toespelen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
toespeelden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
speel toe (imperative main-clause present singular)
speelt toe (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
toespelend (main-clause participle present)
toegespeeld (main-clause participle past)

From Middle Dutch toespelen. Equivalent to toe + spelen.

Ze speelde haar de joker toe.

(intransitive, sports, games) to pass [with naar ‘to’]


damsteen

damsteen m (plural damstenen, diminutive damsteentje n)

damstenen (plural)
damsteentje (diminutive neuter)

(archaic) stone that closes a furnace or crucible, preventing the molten metal from flowing away


vrijpion

vrijpion m (plural vrijpionnen, diminutive vrijpionnetje n)

vrijpionnen (plural)
vrijpionnetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vrij (“free”) + pion (“pawn”). Cf. German Freibauer.

(chess) passed pawn (pawn without enemies on its file)


raadsheer

raadsheer m (plural raadsheren, diminutive raadsheertje n)

raadsheren (plural)
raadsheertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch raetshere. Equivalent to raad + -s- + heer.


fraggen

fraggen (infinitive)
fraggen (gerund neuter)
frag (first-person present singular)
fragde (first-person past singular)
fragt (present second-person singular)
frag (present second-person singular)
fragde (past second-person singular)
fragt (formal present second-person singular)
fragde (formal past second-person singular)
fragt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
fragt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
fragde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
fragde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
fragt (present singular third-person)
fragde (past singular third-person)
fraggen (plural present)
fragden (past plural)
fragge (archaic present singular subjunctive)
fragde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
fraggen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
fragden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
frag (imperative present singular)
fragt (archaic imperative plural present)
fraggend (participle present)
gefragd (participle past)

(video games, slang) to frag, to kill in a shooter game


attractiepark

attractiepark n (plural attractieparken, diminutive attractieparkje n)

attractieparken (plural)
attractieparkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of attractie (“attraction, ride”) + park (“park”).


damschijf

nl-noun

damschijf f (plural damschijven, diminutive damschijfje n)

damschijven (plural)
damschijfje (diminutive neuter)


damstuk

damstuk n (plural damstukken, diminutive damstukje n)

damstukken (plural)
damstukje (diminutive neuter)


zeeslag

zeeslag m (plural zeeslagen, diminutive zeeslagje n)

zeeslagen (plural)
zeeslagje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seeslag


darten

darten (infinitive)
darten (gerund neuter)
dart (first-person present singular)
dartte (first-person past singular)
dart (present second-person singular)
dartte (past second-person singular)
dart (formal present second-person singular)
dartte (formal past second-person singular)
dart (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
dart (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
dartte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
dartte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
dart (present singular third-person)
dartte (past singular third-person)
darten (plural present)
dartten (past plural)
darte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
dartte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
darten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
dartten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
dart (imperative present singular)
dart (archaic imperative plural present)
dartend (participle present)
gedart (participle past)


afgooien

afgooien (infinitive)
afgooien (gerund neuter)
gooi af (first-person main-clause present singular)
gooide af (first-person main-clause past singular)
afgooi (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
afgooide (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
gooit af (main-clause present second-person singular)
gooi af (main-clause present second-person singular)
gooide af (main-clause past second-person singular)
afgooit (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afgooide (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gooit af (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
gooide af (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
afgooit (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afgooide (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gooit af (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
gooit af (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
gooide af (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
gooide af (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
afgooit (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afgooit (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afgooide (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
afgooide (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
gooit af (main-clause present singular third-person)
gooide af (main-clause past singular third-person)
afgooit (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
afgooide (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
gooien af (main-clause plural present)
gooiden af (main-clause past plural)
afgooien (plural present subordinate-clause)
afgooiden (past plural subordinate-clause)
gooie af (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
gooide af (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
afgooie (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
afgooide (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
gooien af (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
gooiden af (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
afgooien (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
afgooiden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
gooi af (imperative main-clause present singular)
gooit af (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
afgooiend (main-clause participle present)
afgegooid (main-clause participle past)

(transitive, games) to throw out (to make someone go out of a game by throwing and hitting)


strandbal

strandbal m (plural strandballen, diminutive strandballetje n)

strandballen (plural)
strandballetje (diminutive neuter)


inventaris

inventaris m (plural inventarissen, diminutive inventarisje n)

inventarissen (plural)
inventarisje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: inventaris

From Middle Dutch inventaris, inventorie, Borrowed from Late Latin inventārius, byform of inventārium.


overtroeven

overtroeven (infinitive)
overtroeven (gerund neuter)
overtroef (first-person present singular)
overtroefde (first-person past singular)
overtroeft (present second-person singular)
overtroef (present second-person singular)
overtroefde (past second-person singular)
overtroeft (formal present second-person singular)
overtroefde (formal past second-person singular)
overtroeft (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
overtroeft (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
overtroefde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
overtroefde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
overtroeft (present singular third-person)
overtroefde (past singular third-person)
overtroeven (plural present)
overtroefden (past plural)
overtroeve (archaic present singular subjunctive)
overtroefde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
overtroeven (archaic plural present subjunctive)
overtroefden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
overtroef (imperative present singular)
overtroeft (archaic imperative plural present)
overtroevend (participle present)
overtroefd (participle past)


doelpaal

doelpaal m (plural doelpalen, diminutive doelpaaltje n)

doelpalen (plural)
doelpaaltje (diminutive neuter)


spelbord

spelbord n (plural spelborden, diminutive spelbordje n)

spelborden (plural)
spelbordje (diminutive neuter)


patstelling

(military, politics, board games) stalemate, impasse, deadlock


doorstoot

(military, als, sports, games) an act of pushing on, of pressing on; a continued advance


veldlijn

(sports, games) a line delineating or dividing the playing field


ontsluiting

ontsluiting f (plural ontsluitingen, diminutive ontsluitinkje n)

ontsluitingen (plural)
ontsluitinkje (diminutive neuter)

From ontsluiten (“to unlock, to open up”) + -ing.


boosterpack

nl-noun

boosterpack m (plural boosterpacks, diminutive boosterpackje n)

boosterpacks (plural)
boosterpackje (diminutive neuter)

(card games) a booster pack (expansion deck of a trading-card game)


numismaat

From French numismatique, from Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma, from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, “current coin, custom”), from νομίζω (nomízō, “I hold or own as a custom, usage, I use customarily, practise, I am used to”), from νόμος (nómos, “usage, custom”), from νέμω (némō, “I keep, hold, watch”).


anas unox

From taxonomic translingual Anas (itself from Latin anas (“duck”), found in the taxonomic names of several duck species, and the brand name Unox, known primarily for their sausages. The brand name Unox here is perhaps a reference to the term soepeend (literally “soup duck”), a semi-jocular term for domestic ducks: Unox produces various canned and other ready-made soups, and is also particularly known for their rookworst (“smoked sausage”), a type of sausage that is commonly eaten in soup during the winter in the Netherlands.

(humorous, birdwatching slang) The hybrid of a domestic duck and wild ducks; a manky mallard.


twitchen

twitchen (infinitive)
twitchen (gerund neuter)
twitch (first-person present singular)
twitchte (first-person past singular)
twitcht (present second-person singular)
twitch (present second-person singular)
twitchte (past second-person singular)
twitcht (formal present second-person singular)
twitchte (formal past second-person singular)
twitcht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
twitcht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
twitchte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
twitchte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
twitcht (present singular third-person)
twitchte (past singular third-person)
twitchen (plural present)
twitchten (past plural)
twitche (archaic present singular subjunctive)
twitchte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
twitchen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
twitchten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
twitch (imperative present singular)
twitcht (archaic imperative plural present)
twitchend (participle present)
getwitcht (participle past)

(intransitive) to twitch, to seek out specific bird species avidly, to birdwatch fanatically


vogelen

vogelen (infinitive)
vogelen (gerund neuter)
vogel (first-person present singular)
vogelde (first-person past singular)
vogelt (present second-person singular)
vogel (present second-person singular)
vogelde (past second-person singular)
vogelt (formal present second-person singular)
vogelde (formal past second-person singular)
vogelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vogelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
vogelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
vogelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vogelt (present singular third-person)
vogelde (past singular third-person)
vogelen (plural present)
vogelden (past plural)
vogele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
vogelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
vogelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
vogelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
vogel (imperative present singular)
vogelt (archaic imperative plural present)
vogelend (participle present)
gevogeld (participle past)


schaamsoort

nl-noun

schaamsoort f or m (plural schaamsoorten, diminutive schaamsoortje n)

schaamsoorten (plural)
schaamsoortje (diminutive neuter)

From schamen (“to be ashamed”) + soort (“species”).

compound

De blauwborst is mijn schaamsoort, ik kan hem maar niet vinden.

The bluethroat is my shame-species, I just can't find him.

a species of bird a birdwatcher is ashamed to not yet have spotted, generally due to it being relatively common


vogelkijkhut

nl-noun

vogelkijkhut f (plural vogelkijkhutten, diminutive vogelkijkhutje n)

vogelkijkhutten (plural)
vogelkijkhutje (diminutive neuter)

a bird hide, bird blind; a hut for watching birds, preferably unnoticed


kijkhut

kijkhut f (plural kijkhutten, diminutive kijkhutje n)

kijkhutten (plural)
kijkhutje (diminutive neuter)

a small hut for watching wildlife, preferably unnoticed

vogelkijkhut

bird hide, bird blind; hut for birdwatching


noordse dief

noordse dief m (plural noordse dieven, diminutive noords diefje n)

noordse dieven (plural)
noords diefje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “nordic thief”, a blend of noordse stern (“arctic tern”, literally “nordic tern”) + visdief (“common tern”, literally “fish-thief”). These two tern species resemble each other a great deal visually and distinguishing features based on which an exact determination can be made are often difficult to spot from a distance in the field, especially by casual observers. This has led some birders to refer to birds they observe of these species using this more general term instead of attempting an exact determination.

blend

Sterna hirundo
Sterna hirundo#Translingual

Sterna paradisaea
Sterna paradisaea#Translingual

(birdwatching) a bird that is either a common tern (Sterna hirundo) or an arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), but which cannot be determined with certainty


blokkendoos

nl-noun

blokkendoos f (plural blokkendozen, diminutive blokkendoosje n)

blokkendozen (plural)
blokkendoosje (diminutive neuter)


bruine kiek

bruine kiek m (plural bruine kieken, diminutive bruin kiekje n)

bruine kieken (plural)
bruin kiekje (diminutive neuter)

bruine kiekendief
bruine kiekendief#Dutch

(birdwatching slang) Clipping of bruine kiekendief (“western marsh harrier”).


schoppenaas

schoppenaas m or n (plural schoppenazen)


blauwe kiek

blauwe kiek m (plural blauwe kieken, diminutive blauw kiekje n)

blauwe kieken (plural)
blauw kiekje (diminutive neuter)

blauwe kiekendief
blauwe kiekendief#Dutch

(birdwatching slang) Clipping of blauwe kiekendief (“hen harrier”).


bevrijdingszet

bevrijdingszet m (plural bevrijdingszetten)

(chess) freeing move (move that undoes restrictions on a player's space)


zetdwang

From zet + dwang, calque of German Zugzwang.

(chess) zugzwang (situation in which a disadvantageous move is forced)


witveldig

witveldig (adverbial positive predicative)
witveldige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
witveldig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
witveldige (indefinite plural positive)
witveldige (definite positive)
witveldigs (partitive positive)

(chess) located on a white square (chiefly of bishops)


zwartveldig

zwartveldig (adverbial positive predicative)
zwartveldige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
zwartveldig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
zwartveldige (indefinite plural positive)
zwartveldige (definite positive)
zwartveldigs (partitive positive)

(chess) located on a black square (chiefly of bishops)