ringel-s

ringel-s m (plural ringel-essen, diminutive ringel-esje n)

ringel-essen (plural)
ringel-esje (diminutive neuter)

The name of the Latin-script letter ẞ/ß, called eszett in English.


nieuwsblad

nl-noun

nieuwsblad n (plural nieuwsbladen, diminutive nieuwsblaadje n)

nieuwsbladen (plural)
nieuwsblaadje (diminutive neuter)


contaminatie

contaminatie f (plural contaminaties, diminutive contaminatietje n)

contaminaties (plural)
contaminatietje (diminutive neuter)

From Latin contāminātiō. By surface analysis, contamineren + -atie.


woordvolgorde

nl-noun

woordvolgorde f (plural woordvolgorden or woordvolgordes)

woordvolgorden (plural)
woordvolgordes (plural)

(grammar) word order (order of syntactic constituents)


focaliseren

focaliseren (infinitive)
focaliseren (gerund neuter)
focaliseer (first-person present singular)
focaliseerde (first-person past singular)
focaliseert (present second-person singular)
focaliseer (present second-person singular)
focaliseerde (past second-person singular)
focaliseert (formal present second-person singular)
focaliseerde (formal past second-person singular)
focaliseert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
focaliseert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
focaliseerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
focaliseerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
focaliseert (present singular third-person)
focaliseerde (past singular third-person)
focaliseren (plural present)
focaliseerden (past plural)
focalisere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
focaliseerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
focaliseren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
focaliseerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
focaliseer (imperative present singular)
focaliseert (archaic imperative plural present)
focaliserend (participle present)
gefocaliseerd (participle past)


focalisator

focalisator m (plural focalisatoren or focalisators)

focalisatoren (plural)
focalisators (plural)

By surface analysis, focaliseren + -ator, but probably borrowed.


schutblad

nl-noun

schutblad n (plural schutbladeren or schutbladen, diminutive schutblaadje n)

schutbladeren (plural)
schutbladen (plural)
schutblaadje (diminutive neuter)

From schutten (“to protect, cover”) + blad (“leaf, petal, sepal”).


diminutivum tantum

nl-noun

diminutivum tantum n (plural diminutiva tantum)

Borrowed from Latin diminutīvum tantum (“only diminutive”).

bor

non (“nun”) → nonnetje (“smew, Mergellus albellus”)

∅ → lieveheersbeestje (“ladybug”)

(grammar) a diminutive noun which has a meaning that (unlike a regular diminutive) is not entirely predictable given the base noun it is derived from, or which is not derived from any base noun at all and exists only in diminutive form

English Wiktionary's coverage of Dutch diminutiva tantum

Dutch Wiktionary's coverage of Dutch diminutiva tantum


leenbetekenis

nl-noun

leenbetekenis f (plural leenbetekenissen)

From lenen + betekenis. Calque of German Lehnbedeutung.

(lexicography, linguistics) loan meaning


praesens historicum

praesens historicum n (plural praesentia historica)

Learned borrowing from Latin praesēns historicum.


zèta

nl-noun

zèta f (plural zèta's, diminutive zètaatje n)

zèta's (plural)
zètaatje (diminutive neuter)


èta

èta f (plural èta's, diminutive ètaatje n)

èta's (plural)
ètaatje (diminutive neuter)

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta). Doublet of chet, cheth.


thèta

thèta f (plural thèta's, diminutive thètaatje n)

thèta's (plural)
thètaatje (diminutive neuter)

From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta). Doublet of tet, teth.


zinsverband

zinsverband n (plural zinsverbanden, diminutive zinsverbandje n)

zinsverbanden (plural)
zinsverbandje (diminutive neuter)


voorklinker

Coordinate term: achterklinker


achterklinker

Coordinate term: voorklinker


zingzeggen

zingzeggen (infinitive)
zingzeggen (gerund neuter)
zingzeg (first-person present singular)
zingzegde (first-person past singular)
zingzegt (present second-person singular)
zingzeg (present second-person singular)
zingzegde (past second-person singular)
zingzegt (formal present second-person singular)
zingzegde (formal past second-person singular)
zingzegt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
zingzegt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
zingzegde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
zingzegde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
zingzegt (present singular third-person)
zingzegde (past singular third-person)
zingzeggen (plural present)
zingzegden (past plural)
zingzegge (archaic present singular subjunctive)
zingzegde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
zingzeggen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
zingzegden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
zingzeg (imperative present singular)
zingzegt (archaic imperative plural present)
zingzeggend (participle present)
gezingzegd (participle past)

From zingen (“to sing”) + zeggen (“to say”).

(music, poetry) to recite accompanied by music or to sing in a manner close to regular speech, similar to recitativo or rap


metathese

metathese f (plural metathesen or metatheses)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).


jeetjemineetje

Rhyming variant of jeetjemina, from jee, a minced oath of Jezus.


grondvorm

grondvorm m (plural grondvormen, diminutive grondvormpje n)

grondvormen (plural)
grondvormpje (diminutive neuter)

Elk werkwoord heeft een grondvorm waarvan andere vormen worden afgeleid.

Every verb has a basiv form from which other forms are derived.

principal form; (linguistics) basic form


luistervaardigheid

luistervaardigheid f (plural luistervaardigheden)


masculien

nl-adj

masculien (comparative masculiener, superlative masculienst)

masculiener (comparative)
masculienst (superlative)
masculien (adverbial positive predicative)
masculiener (adverbial comparative predicative)
het masculienst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het masculienste (adverbial predicative superlative)
masculiene (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
masculienere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
masculienste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
masculien (indefinite neuter positive singular)
masculiener (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
masculienste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
masculiene (indefinite plural positive)
masculienere (comparative indefinite plural)
masculienste (indefinite plural superlative)
masculiene (definite positive)
masculienere (comparative definite)
masculienste (definite superlative)
masculiens (partitive positive)
masculieners (comparative partitive)

Ultimately borrowed from Latin masculīnus.


accentteken

nl-noun

accentteken n (plural accenttekens, diminutive accenttekentje n)

accenttekens (plural)
accenttekentje (diminutive neuter)


reconstructie

reconstructie f (plural reconstructies, diminutive reconstructietje n)

reconstructies (plural)
reconstructietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: rekonstruksi

(linguistics) a result of linguistic reconstruction; a model representing an unattested linguistic unit: a phoneme, a morpheme or a word


stamtijd

tlb

(linguistics, grammar, usually in the plural)

De stamtijden van eten zijn eten, at, gegeten.

The tense stems of eat are eat, ate, eaten.

principal parts: the series of forms of a verb from which all of the other forms can be derived


prepositie

nl-noun

prepositie f (plural preposities, diminutive prepositietje n)

preposities (plural)
prepositietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: preposisie

Indonesian: preposisi

Ultimately derived from Latin praepositiō, praepositiōnem, perhaps through French préposition. Equivalent to pre- + positie.


Bijbelvertaling

nl-noun

Bijbelvertaling f (plural Bijbelvertalingen)


literatuurwetenschap

literatuurwetenschap f (plural literatuurwetenschappen)

Compound of literatuur (“literature”) + wetenschap (“science, scholarship”). Compare German Literaturwissenschaft.


literatuurwetenschapper

nl-noun

literatuurwetenschapper m (plural literatuurwetenschappers, diminutive literatuurwetenschappertje n)

literatuurwetenschappers (plural)
literatuurwetenschappertje (diminutive neuter)

From literatuurwetenschap (“literary science, literary studies”) + -er; alternatively may be interpreted as a compound of literatuur (“literature”) + wetenschapper (“scientist, scholar”).


cohesie

→ Indonesian: kohesi

(linguistics) cohesion (relatedness between parts of a text)