beer

Borrowed from German Bär. Cognate to etymology 1.

Door haar gokverslaving zat ze met een enorme beer opgescheept.

Due to her gambling addiction she was saddled with an enormous debt.

Henry zag niet zijn beren op de weg, maar wel bij hem op de stoep.

Henry didn't see his creditors on the road, but he did see them on his doorstep.

(university slang) creditor (one to whom one owes debt)


school

nl-noun

school f (plural scholen, diminutive schooltje n)

scholen (plural)
schooltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: skool (see there for further descendants)

Berbice Creole Dutch: skul, sulu

Negerhollands: skoel, skool

Petjo: skola, sekola

→ Aukan: sikoo

→? Caribbean Hindustani: skul

→ Kwinti: skoro, skoo

→ Lokono: sulu

→ Papiamentu: skol, skool

→ Saramaccan: sikoò

desctree

→ Sranan Tongo: skoro
→ Dutch: skorro
→ Wayana: sikoro

→ Trió: sikora

From Middle Dutch schôle, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of skorro.

a thematic educational institute within a larger one, such as in a university for a single research field


gym

nl-noun

gym n (plural gymmen, diminutive gymmetje n)

gymmen (plural)
gymmetje (diminutive neuter)

Clippings of various longer words; see those entries for more.


gymnasium

gymnasium n (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums, diminutive gymnasiumpje n)

gymnasia (plural)
gymnasiums (plural)
gymnasiumpje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: gimnasium

From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).

der

a type of secondary school (for 12 to 18 year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek


basisschool

nl-noun

basisschool f (plural basisscholen, diminutive basisschooltje n)

basisscholen (plural)
basisschooltje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: sekolah dasar (calque)

→ Papiamentu: skol básiko (calque)

Coordinate term: middelbare school

elementary school (US), primary school (UK)


atheneum

atheneum n (plural athenea or atheneums)

Borrowed from Latin Athēnaeum, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖον (Athēnaîon).

(Belgium) a type of public secondary school


schacht

schacht m (plural schachten, diminutive schachtje n)

schachten (plural)
schachtje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: schacht (dated)

From Middle Dutch schacht, from Old Dutch skaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.

(Belgium, university slang) a pledge, freshman, especially if subject to hazing


academie

academie f (plural academiën or academies, diminutive academietje n)

academiën (plural)
academies (plural)
academietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: akademie

→ Indonesian: akademi

→ Peranakan Indonesian: academie

From Middle French académie, from Latin acadēmīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía), a grove of trees and gymnasium outside of Athens where Plato taught; from the name of the supposed former owner of that estate, the Attic hero Akademos. Compare academe, academia, Akademeia.

Ik was op de Koninklijke Militaire Academie in Bandung, voor twee jaar. Maar het is natuurlijk zo dat men niet op een koninklijke academie kan leren hoe men een leger in een revolutionaire situatie kan opbouwen. Dat heb ik later wel, min of meer via lectuur, een beetje doorgedacht, tijdens de Japanse bezetting.

1976, 0:40:06 from the start, in Roelof Kiers, director, Indonesia Merdeka, spoken by T. B. Simatupang, via VPRO, retrieved 2024-07-16:

I was at the Royal Military Academy in Bandung for two years. But the thing is, of course, that one cannot learn at a royal academy how to build up an army in a revolutionary situation. I did think that through somewhat, more or less by reading, a bit later, during the Japanese occupation.


universiteit

universiteit f (plural universiteiten, diminutive universiteitje n)

universiteiten (plural)
universiteitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: universiteit

Negerhollands: universitet

desc

→ Indonesian: universiteit, universitet, universitit (dated)

→ Peranakan Indonesian: universiteit

From Middle Dutch universiteit, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin ūniversitās.
Compare German Universität.

university, (university) college (especially in the United States)


kostschool

nl-noun

kostschool f (plural kostscholen, diminutive kostschooltje n)

kostscholen (plural)
kostschooltje (diminutive neuter)

From kost (“food, living”) + school (“school”).

affix

boarding school, where pupils get lessons, lodgings and meals


toneelschool

nl-noun

toneelschool c (plural toneelscholen, diminutive toneelschooltje n)

toneelscholen (plural)
toneelschooltje (diminutive neuter)


kleuterschool

kleuterschool f (plural kleuterscholen, diminutive kleuterschooltje n)

kleuterscholen (plural)
kleuterschooltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kleuter (“kindergartner”) + school (“school”).

compound

(official in Flanders) nursery school (UK) or kindergarten (USA); usually for children aged 3 to 6


lagere school

From lagere, 'lower' + school, 'school'.


hogeschool

nl-noun

hogeschool f (plural hogescholen, diminutive hogeschooltje n)

hogescholen (plural)
hogeschooltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: hogeskool

→ English: hogeschool

desc

→ Indonesian: perguruan tinggi, sekolah tinggi (calque)

→ Papiamentu: skol superior (calque)

→ West Frisian: hegeskoalle (calque)

Univerbation of hoge + school. Cf. Middle Dutch hoochschole.

(education) hogeschool; polytechnic, college


middelbare school

nl-noun

middelbare school f or m (plural middelbare scholen, diminutive middelbaar schooltje n)

middelbare scholen (plural)
middelbaar schooltje (diminutive neuter)

→ Malay: sekolah menengah (calque)

Indonesian: sekolah menengah

Coordinate term: basisschool


secundaire school

secundaire school f or m (plural secundaire scholen, diminutive secundaire schooltje n)

secundaire scholen (plural)
secundaire schooltje (diminutive neuter)


pilsen

pilsen (infinitive)
pilsen (gerund neuter)
pils (first-person present singular)
pilste (first-person past singular)
pilst (present second-person singular)
pils (present second-person singular)
pilste (past second-person singular)
pilst (formal present second-person singular)
pilste (formal past second-person singular)
pilst (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
pilst (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
pilste (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
pilste (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
pilst (present singular third-person)
pilste (past singular third-person)
pilsen (plural present)
pilsten (past plural)
pilse (archaic present singular subjunctive)
pilste (archaic past singular subjunctive)
pilsen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
pilsten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
pils (imperative present singular)
pilst (archaic imperative plural present)
pilsend (participle present)
gepilst (participle past)

Hé pik, heb je zin om te pilsen?

Hey dude, do you feel like drinking beer?

(intransitive, university slang) to drink beer


ekkies

2016 September, Djuna Spreksel, "RataPlan", in "Kringloopwinkels", Babel, vol. 25, no. 1, page 16.
Zo ligt er een haast nieuw exemplaar van het gehypte I Love Dick van Chris Krauss voor slechts twee ekkies.

For instance, a practically new copy of Chris Krauss's hyped I Love Dick is on offer for just 2 euros.

Maak die ekkies over.


rela

rela f (plural rela's, diminutive relaatje n)

rela's (plural)
relaatje (diminutive neuter)


dovenschool

dovenschool f (plural dovenscholen, diminutive dovenschooltje n)

dovenscholen (plural)
dovenschooltje (diminutive neuter)

From dove (“deaf person”) + -n- + school.

school for the deaf, where sign language is used


conservatorium

conservatorium n (plural conservatoriums or conservatoria, diminutive conservatoriumpje n)

conservatoriums (plural)
conservatoria (plural)
conservatoriumpje (diminutive neuter)


commilito

commilito m (plural commilito's, diminutive commilitootje n)

commilito's (plural)
commilitootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin commīlitō. For the meaning, compare German Kommilitone.

(university slang) fellow student, in particular used for members of the same student society


knor

knor m (plural knorren, diminutive knorretje n)

knorren (plural)
knorretje (diminutive neuter)

From knorren (“to grunt like a pig, to snore like a pig, and to grumble like a hungry stomach”).

(derogatory, university slang) a university student who doesn't belong to a student society (rarely used except by members of student societies)


papschool

papschool f (plural papscholen, diminutive papschooltje n)

papscholen (plural)
papschooltje (diminutive neuter)


adje

(university slang) an act of downing a vessel of alcohol, typically beer, in one draught


pandapunt

Compound of panda + punt, in reference to the giant panda's infrequent mating habits, in particular in captivity.

(university slang) a fictional point awarded for sexlessness, of which one is gained for every consecutive month (or week, according to some) in which one has not had sex


kroegtijger

kroegtijger m (plural kroegtijgers, diminutive kroegtijgertje n)

kroegtijgers (plural)
kroegtijgertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kroeg (“pub”) + tijger (“tiger; enthusiastic person”). Originally student slang.

compound

Zij is niet zo'n kroegtijger.

a frequent pub goer, a pub patron; (university slang) a student who spends a lot of time drinking at a student society


paranimf

From Latin paranymphus, from Ancient Greek παράνυμφος (paránumphos, “friend of the bridegroom”).

der

(generally) an assistant to a central figure at an important ceremony

(now especially common) an assistant to a doctoral candidate at the latter's dissertation defense ceremony


soggen

soggen (infinitive)
soggen (gerund neuter)
sog (first-person present singular)
sogde (first-person past singular)
sogt (present second-person singular)
sog (present second-person singular)
sogde (past second-person singular)
sogt (formal present second-person singular)
sogde (formal past second-person singular)
sogt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
sogt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
sogde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
sogde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
sogt (present singular third-person)
sogde (past singular third-person)
soggen (plural present)
sogden (past plural)
sogge (archaic present singular subjunctive)
sogde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
soggen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
sogden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
sog (imperative present singular)
sogt (archaic imperative plural present)
soggend (participle present)
gesogd (participle past)

Abbreviation of studieontwijkend gedrag (“study-avoidant behavior”).

abbrev

(university slang) to procrastinate studying


prela

nl-noun

prela f (plural prela's, diminutive prelaatje n)

prela's (plural)
prelaatje (diminutive neuter)

(university slang) an early-stage relationship; a relationship which may not yet be "official" but which is perceived as serious and relatively committed


sjaars

sjaars m or f (plural sjaars or sjaarzen, diminutive sjaarsje n)

sjaars (plural)
sjaarzen (plural)
sjaarsje (diminutive neuter)

(university slang, rare) Synonym of eerstejaars


bvo

bvo c (plural bvo's, diminutive bvo'tje n)

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

De studenten namen elk een bvo'tje mee om op te drinken tijdens het fietsen naar het festivalterrein.

The students each took a beer for the journey to drink while cycling to the festival grounds.

(youth slang, particularly university slang, usually in the diminutive) Initialism of biertje voor onderweg (“beer to be consumed during a journey”).

youth slang; particularly university slang; youth slang; particularly university slang


proleet

proleet m (plural proleten, diminutive proleetje n)

proleten (plural)
proleetje (diminutive neuter)

1897, borrowed from German Prolet, from German Proletarier. Ultimately from Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

der

(university slang) someone who doesn't attend university


kwarrel

nl-noun

kwarrel m (plural kwarrels, diminutive kwarreltje n)

kwarrels (plural)
kwarreltje (diminutive neuter)

Blend of kwaliteit (“kwaliteit”) + scharrel (“budding relationship, superficial relationship”); i.e., a high-quality scharrel.

blend

(university slang) a superficial or budding fuckbuddy-type relationship which one considers promising and which may develop into something more serious

(university slang) a person with whom one has such a relationship


burgerrups

nl-noun

burgerrups f (plural burgerrupsen, diminutive burgerrupsje n)

burgerrupsen (plural)
burgerrupsje (diminutive neuter)

From burger (“middle-class person”) + rups (“caterpillar”).

compound

(Netherlands, university slang, humorous, somewhat derogatory) Synonym of trein (“train”)