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.


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


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)


verval

nl-noun

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)


motregen

motregen m (plural motregens, diminutive motregentje n)

motregens (plural)
motregentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: motreën

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


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.


aftakking

nl-noun

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


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.


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)


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.


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.


water

nl-noun

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)


sneeuwschoen

sneeuwschoen m (plural sneeuwschoenen, diminutive sneeuwschoentje n)

sneeuwschoenen (plural)
sneeuwschoentje (diminutive neuter)

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


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


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)


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