argument

nl-noun

argument n (plural argumenten, diminutive argumentje n)

argumenten (plural)
argumentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: argument

From Middle Dutch argument, from Old French argument, from Latin argūmentum.

(programming) an argument (value or reference passed to a function)


pointer

pointer m (plural pointers, diminutive pointertje n)

pointers (plural)
pointertje (diminutive neuter)


frame

frame n (plural frames, diminutive framepje n)

frames (plural)
framepje (diminutive neuter)


scrum

scrum m (plural scrums, diminutive scrummetje n)

scrums (plural)
scrummetje (diminutive neuter)

software engineering
software engineering


draad

draad m (plural draden, diminutive draadje n)

draden (plural)
draadje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: draad

→ Aukan: dalati

→ Caribbean Javanese: drat

→ Indonesian: drat (“screw thread”)

→ Papiamentu: drat, drachi

From Middle Dutch drâet, from Old Dutch *thrād, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz. Equivalent to draaien (“to turn”) + -d (“verbal noun”).


klasse

nl-noun

klasse f (plural klassen, diminutive klassetje n)

klassen (plural)
klassetje (diminutive neuter)

Petjo: kelas

Borrowed from French classe, from Latin classis.


kram

kram f (plural krammen, diminutive krammetje n)

krammen (plural)
krammetje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Papiamentu: kramchi, kranchi, kramtsje (from the diminutive)

From Middle Dutch cramme, from Middle Dutch crimmen (“to catch, grab (with claws)”), from Proto-West Germanic *krimman.

der

staple (U-shaped metal fastener to bind materials together, for example to attach fence wire to posts)


luidspreker

nl-noun

luidspreker m (plural luidsprekers, diminutive luidsprekertje n)

luidsprekers (plural)
luidsprekertje (diminutive neuter)

From luid + spreker, a calque of English loudspeaker.


chape

chape m or f (plural chapes, diminutive chapeje n or chapeke n)

chapes (plural)
chapeje (diminutive neuter)
chapeke (diminutive neuter)


geraamte

geraamte n (plural geraamtes or geraamten, diminutive geraamtetje n)

geraamtes (plural)
geraamten (plural)
geraamtetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: geraamte

→ West Frisian: ramt, raamt

→ German: Geraamte, Geraamt (dialectal)

From Middle Dutch geraemte. Equivalent to ge- + raam (“frame”) + -te.


belasting

belasting f (plural belastingen, diminutive belastinkje n)

belastingen (plural)
belastinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: belasting

→ Indonesian: belasting

desc

→ Papiamentu: belasting, belásten, belaste, belaster

From Middle Dutch belastinge (“burden, accusation”). Equivalent to belasten (“to load, burden”) + -ing.

inh

De generator kan een belasting van 500 kilowatt aan.

The generator can handle a load of 500 kilowatts.

Bij overmatige belasting kan het circuit uitvallen.

The circuit can fail under excessive load.

De engineer controleerde de belasting van het elektrische systeem.

The engineer checked the electrical system's load.

electrical engineering
electrical engineering


asbest

→ Indonesian: asbès

→ Papiamentu: asbèst

From Middle Dutch asbeston, from Latin asbestos, from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos).


kunstwerk

nl-noun

kunstwerk n (plural kunstwerken, diminutive kunstwerkje n)

kunstwerken (plural)
kunstwerkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kunst (“art, capability”) + werk (“work”). Cognate with German Kunstwerk, Swedish konstverk, Danish kunstværk, Norwegian kunstverk.

compound

(engineering) a man-made structure built with materials other than earth and sand, such as bridges, culverts, viaducts, tunnels, etc.


spruit

nl-noun

spruit f (plural spruiten, diminutive spruitje n)

spruiten (plural)
spruitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: spruit

desc

→ Papiamentu: sprùit, spreit, spruitsje, spruit

→ Sranan Tongo: sproiti

From Middle Dutch sprute, spruut, spruyte, from Old Dutch *sprūtan. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.

(construction) a style or beam which rests on another


kruispunt

nl-noun

kruispunt n (plural kruispunten, diminutive kruispuntje n)

kruispunten (plural)
kruispuntje (diminutive neuter)

From kruisen (“to cross, to intersect”) + punt (“point, spot”).


keper

nl-noun

keper m (plural kepers, diminutive kepertje n)

kepers (plural)
kepertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch keper (“rafter, roof beam”), from Vulgar Latin *capriōne, *capreus, from Latin caper (“male goat”). The connection with goats is thought to be the resemblance of two diagonal wooden beams of a roof meeting in the middle with two prancing goats.
Cognate with Middle High German kepfer, French chevron.

inh

(construction) a type of roof comprising sloped rafters on which horizontal slats are nailed which support the roof tiles


flitspaal

nl-noun

flitspaal m (plural flitspalen, diminutive flitspaaltje n)

flitspalen (plural)
flitspaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From flitsen (“to flash”) + paal (“pole”).

speed camera (camera to detect speeding vehicles)


koppeling

koppeling f (plural koppelingen, diminutive koppelingetje n or koppelinkje n)

koppelingen (plural)
koppelingetje (diminutive neuter)
koppelinkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kopling


vlinderen

vlinderen (infinitive)
vlinderen (gerund neuter)
vlinder (first-person present singular)
vlinderde (first-person past singular)
vlindert (present second-person singular)
vlinder (present second-person singular)
vlinderde (past second-person singular)
vlindert (formal present second-person singular)
vlinderde (formal past second-person singular)
vlindert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
vlindert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
vlinderde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
vlinderde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
vlindert (present singular third-person)
vlinderde (past singular third-person)
vlinderen (plural present)
vlinderden (past plural)
vlindere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
vlinderde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
vlinderen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
vlinderden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
vlinder (imperative present singular)
vlindert (archaic imperative plural present)
vlinderend (participle present)
gevlinderd (participle past)

From vlinder (“butterfly”) + -en. The senses "move like a butterfly" and "observe butterflies" are simple denominative formations (compare vogelen); the swimming sense however is based on vlinderslag.

(transitive, construction) to smooth a new concrete floor using a trowel or some other tool


ploegbaas

ploegbaas m (plural ploegbazen, diminutive ploegbaasje n)

ploegbazen (plural)
ploegbaasje (diminutive neuter)

De ploegbaas gaf instructies aan de arbeiders op de bouwplaats.

The foreman gave instructions to the workers at the construction site.

De ervaren ploegbaas leidde het team bij de aanleg van de weg.

The experienced foreman led the team in road construction.

De bouwploeg bestaat uit een ploegbaas en een aantal geschoolde arbeiders.

The construction gang consists of a ganger and a number of skilled workers.

De ploegbaas verdeelde de taken en zorgde ervoor dat alles soepel verliep.

The ganger assigned tasks and ensured that everything ran smoothly.

Als ploegbaas is hij verantwoordelijk voor het toezicht op de productielijn.

As a supervisor, he is responsible for overseeing the production line.

De ploegbaas motiveert het team om hun doelen te bereiken.

The team leader motivates the team to achieve their goals.

(business, transport, construction) foreman, ganger, supervisor, team leader


bouwwerf

bouwwerf f (plural bouwwerven, diminutive bouwwerfje n)

bouwwerven (plural)
bouwwerfje (diminutive neuter)


repetitie

repetitie f (plural repetities, diminutive repetitietje n)

repetities (plural)
repetitietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: repetisi

→ Indonesian: ulangan (calque)


transformator

transformator m (plural transformatoren or transformators, diminutive transformatortje n)

transformatoren (plural)
transformators (plural)
transformatortje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: transformator


omvormer

omvormer m (plural omvormers, diminutive omvormertje n)

omvormers (plural)
omvormertje (diminutive neuter)


compileren

compileren (infinitive)
compileren (gerund neuter)
compileer (first-person present singular)
compileerde (first-person past singular)
compileert (present second-person singular)
compileer (present second-person singular)
compileerde (past second-person singular)
compileert (formal present second-person singular)
compileerde (formal past second-person singular)
compileert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
compileert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
compileerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
compileerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
compileert (present singular third-person)
compileerde (past singular third-person)
compileren (plural present)
compileerden (past plural)
compilere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
compileerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
compileren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
compileerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
compileer (imperative present singular)
compileert (archaic imperative plural present)
compilerend (participle present)
gecompileerd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch compileren, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō.


aaneenschakelen

aaneenschakelen (infinitive)
aaneenschakelen (gerund neuter)
schakel aaneen (first-person main-clause present singular)
schakelde aaneen (first-person main-clause past singular)
aaneenschakel (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
schakelt aaneen (main-clause present second-person singular)
schakel aaneen (main-clause present second-person singular)
schakelde aaneen (main-clause past second-person singular)
aaneenschakelt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schakelt aaneen (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
schakelde aaneen (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aaneenschakelt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schakelt aaneen (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
schakelt aaneen (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
schakelde aaneen (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
schakelde aaneen (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aaneenschakelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
schakelt aaneen (main-clause present singular third-person)
schakelde aaneen (main-clause past singular third-person)
aaneenschakelt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aaneenschakelde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
schakelen aaneen (main-clause plural present)
schakelden aaneen (main-clause past plural)
aaneenschakelen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelden (past plural subordinate-clause)
schakele aaneen (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
schakelde aaneen (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aaneenschakele (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
schakelen aaneen (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
schakelden aaneen (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aaneenschakelen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aaneenschakelden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
schakel aaneen (imperative main-clause present singular)
schakelt aaneen (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aaneenschakelend (main-clause participle present)
aaneengeschakeld (main-clause participle past)

(transitive, programming) to concatenate


blokgolf

blokgolf f (plural blokgolven, diminutive blokgolfje n)

blokgolven (plural)
blokgolfje (diminutive neuter)

(engineering, signal processing, music) square wave


driehoeksgolf

driehoeksgolf f (plural driehoeksgolven)


zaagtandgolf

zaagtandgolf f (plural zaagtandgolven, diminutive zaagtandgolfje n)

zaagtandgolven (plural)
zaagtandgolfje (diminutive neuter)

From zaagtand + golf, calque of English sawtooth wave.

(engineering, music, rare) sawtooth wave


Leidse fles

Leidse fles f (plural Leidse flessen, diminutive Leids flesje n)

Leidse flessen (plural)
Leids flesje (diminutive neuter)

(electrical engineering, historical) Leyden jar (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity)


schroefdraad

schroefdraad m (plural schroefdraden, diminutive schroefdraadje n)

schroefdraden (plural)
schroefdraadje (diminutive neuter)

From schroeven (“to screw”) + draad (“thread”).


buitenwacht

nl-noun

buitenwacht f (plural buitenwachten, diminutive buitenwachtje n)

buitenwachten (plural)
buitenwachtje (diminutive neuter)

(construction) safety supervisor for confined spaces


kaalslag

Verbal noun from kaalslaan, equivalent to kaal + slag.

(construction) demolition, site clearance


scheepsbouw

Compound of scheep (“ship”) + -s- (interfix) + bouw (“building, construction”).


negenoog

Compound of negen (“nine”) + oog (“eye”).


tunnelboormachine

nl-noun

tunnelboormachine f (plural tunnelboormachines)

From tunnel + boren (“to drill, to bore”) + machine, calque of English tunnel boring machine.

compound

tunnel boring machine
tunnel boring machine

(engineering) tunnel boring machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)


sleutelwoord

nl-noun

sleutelwoord n (plural sleutelwoorden, diminutive sleutelwoordje n)

sleutelwoorden (plural)
sleutelwoordje (diminutive neuter)

(programming) keyword (reserved word used to identify a specific command, function etc.)


erftoegangsweg

erftoegangsweg m (plural erftoegangswegen, diminutive erftoegangswegje n or erftoegangsweggetje n)

erftoegangswegen (plural)
erftoegangswegje (diminutive neuter)
erftoegangsweggetje (diminutive neuter)

From erf (“yard”) + toegangsweg (“access road”).

com

(Netherlands) in the modern system of Dutch road classification, the most local type of road, intended to provide full access to individual parcels


stroomweg

nl-noun

stroomweg m (plural stroomwegen, diminutive stroomwegje n or stroomweggetje n)

stroomwegen (plural)
stroomwegje (diminutive neuter)
stroomweggetje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) in the modern system of Dutch road classification, a limited-access road intended for high-speed travel between destinations


gebiedsontsluitingsweg

gebiedsontsluitingsweg m (plural gebiedsontsluitingswegen, diminutive gebiedsontsluitingswegje n)

gebiedsontsluitingswegen (plural)
gebiedsontsluitingswegje (diminutive neuter)

From gebied (“area”) + -s- + ontsluiting (“unlocking”) + -s- + weg (“road”).

af

(Netherlands) in the modern system of Dutch road classification, a distributor road intended to link local streets to limited-access roads and highways or to other areas of a town


substraat

nl-noun

substraat n (plural substraten, diminutive substraatje n)

substraten (plural)
substraatje (diminutive neuter)

(construction) substrate (surface to which a substance adheres)


enkelsteens

nl-adj

enkelsteens (comparative enkelsteenser, superlative meest enkelsteens or enkelsteenst)

enkelsteenser (comparative)
meest enkelsteens (superlative)
enkelsteenst (superlative)
enkelsteens (adverbial positive predicative)
enkelsteenser (adverbial comparative predicative)
het enkelsteenst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het enkelsteenste (adverbial predicative superlative)
enkelsteense (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
enkelsteensere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
enkelsteenste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
enkelsteens (indefinite neuter positive singular)
enkelsteenser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
enkelsteenste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
enkelsteense (indefinite plural positive)
enkelsteensere (comparative indefinite plural)
enkelsteenste (indefinite plural superlative)
enkelsteense (definite positive)
enkelsteensere (comparative definite)
enkelsteenste (definite superlative)
enkelsteens (partitive positive)
enkelsteensers (comparative partitive)

From enkel (“single”) + steen (“stone”) + -s.

een enkelsteense muur

(of walls) Consisting of a single layer of stones or bricks


geluidsopname

nl-noun

geluidsopname f (plural geluidsopnamen or geluidsopnames, diminutive geluidsopnametje n)

geluidsopnamen (plural)
geluidsopnames (plural)
geluidsopnametje (diminutive neuter)


scheepsbouwmaatschappij

scheepsbouwmaatschappij f (plural scheepsbouwmaatschappijen, diminutive scheepsbouwmaatschappijtje n)

scheepsbouwmaatschappijen (plural)
scheepsbouwmaatschappijtje (diminutive neuter)

From scheepsbouw (“shipbuilding”) + maatschappij (“company”).

com

(nautical, construction, business) shipbuilding company


betonijzer

From beton (“concrete”) + ijzer (“iron”).

rebar (metal used to reinforce concrete)


betongaas

From beton (“concrete”) + gaas (“mesh”).

rebar mesh; metal mesh to reinforce concrete


spaghetticode

From spaghetti + code, calque of English spaghetti code.

(programming) spaghetti code (bad, disorganized source code)