hut

nl-noun

hut f (plural hutten, diminutive hutje n)

hutten (plural)
hutje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch hutte, from Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta, from Proto-Germanic *hudjǭ.


poep

poep f (plural poepen, diminutive poepje n)

poepen (plural)
poepje (diminutive neuter)

(uncountable, Netherlands, humorous in Belgium) shit


poep

From French poupe (“poop, stern”). Ultimately from Latin puppis.

(colloquial, Belgium) a butt, bottom, behind, rear-end, hiney, tush


kamer

kamer f (plural kamers, diminutive kamertje n)

kamers (plural)
kamertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kamer

Berbice Creole Dutch: kambru

→ Lokono: kambara

desctree

→ Indonesian: kamar
→ Malay: kamar
→ Petjo: kamar
→ Ternate: kamar

→ Javanese: ꦏꦩꦂ (kamar)
> Caribbean Javanese: kamar (inherited)

→ Papiamentu: kamber

→ Peranakan Indonesian: kamer

→ Sranan Tongo: kamra

→ Aukan: kambaa

→ Caribbean Hindustani: kamrá

→ Saramaccan: kámba

→ Sinhalese: කාමරය (kāmaraya)

→? Trió: kama

From Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

der

(Netherlands, with the definite article, often not specified) a living room


mest

→ Caribbean Hindustani: mes

→ Caribbean Javanese: mès

→ Papiamentu: mèst, mest

From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz.
Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox.


hal

nl-noun

hal f (plural hallen, diminutive halletje n)

hallen (plural)
halletje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: hal

→ Papiamentu: hal (dated)

From Middle Dutch halle, from Old Dutch *halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal”).
Cognate with Low German Hall, German Halle, English hall, Danish hall.


balkon

nl-noun

balkon n (plural balkons, diminutive balkonnetje n)

balkons (plural)
balkonnetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: balkon

→ Indonesian: balkon

→ Sranan Tongo: barkon

→ Caribbean Javanese: balkong


aula

aula f (plural aula's, diminutive aulaatje n)

aula's (plural)
aulaatje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: aula

From Latin aula, from Ancient Greek αὐλή (aulḗ, “courtyard”).

the auditorium or main hall of a school or university


keuken

keuken f (plural keukens, diminutive keukentje n)

keukens (plural)
keukentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: kukru

→ Caribbean Hindustani: kukru

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From Middle Dutch cuekene, from Old Dutch *cukina, from Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

de Franse keuken
French cuisine


slaapkamer

slaapkamer f (plural slaapkamers, diminutive slaapkamertje n)

slaapkamers (plural)
slaapkamertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: slaapkamer

Negerhollands: slaapkamber

From Middle Dutch slaepcamere. Equivalent to slapen + kamer.

De slaapkamer is op de tweede verdieping.

Ik wil de muren van mijn slaapkamer blauw schilderen.

I want to paint the walls of my bedroom blue.

Ze heeft posters van haar favoriete bands in haar slaapkamer.

She has posters of her favorite bands in her bedroom.


klas

klas f (plural klassen, diminutive klasje n)

klassen (plural)
klasje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: klas

Petjo: kelas

→ Aukan: klasi

→ Caribbean Hindustani: klás

→ Indonesian: kelas

→ Kwinti: klas

→ Papiamentu: klas

Borrowed from French classe, from Latin classis.


cel

cel f (plural cellen, diminutive celletje n)

cellen (plural)
celletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sel

→ Indonesian: sel

→ Papiamentu: sèl

From Middle Dutch celle, from Latin cella.

(architecture) a small room, such as a prison or cloister cell


schijten

schijten (infinitive)
schijten (gerund neuter)
schijt (first-person present singular)
scheet (first-person past singular)
schijt (present second-person singular)
scheet (past second-person singular)
schijt (formal present second-person singular)
scheet (formal past second-person singular)
schijt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schijt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
scheet (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
scheet (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schijt (present singular third-person)
scheet (past singular third-person)
schijten (plural present)
scheten (past plural)
schijte (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schete (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schijten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
scheten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schijt (imperative present singular)
schijt (archaic imperative plural present)
schijtend (participle present)
gescheten (participle past)

Berbice Creole Dutch: sketi

From Middle Dutch schiten, from Old Dutch *skītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd-, *sḱeyd- (“to part with, separate, cut off”).

Ik heb na die curry van gisteren de hele dag lopen schijten.

After yesterday's curry I spent the whole day pooping.


spreekkamer

spreekkamer f (plural spreekkamers, diminutive spreekkamertje n)

spreekkamers (plural)
spreekkamertje (diminutive neuter)

a doctor's office, a surgery, a consulting room, a consultation room


poepen

poepen (infinitive)
poepen (gerund neuter)
poep (first-person present singular)
poepte (first-person past singular)
poept (present second-person singular)
poep (present second-person singular)
poepte (past second-person singular)
poept (formal present second-person singular)
poepte (formal past second-person singular)
poept (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
poept (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
poepte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
poepte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
poept (present singular third-person)
poepte (past singular third-person)
poepen (plural present)
poepten (past plural)
poepe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
poepte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
poepen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
poepten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
poep (imperative present singular)
poept (archaic imperative plural present)
poepend (participle present)
gepoept (participle past)

Probably an onomatopoeia (compare to English pop and poop, respectively). In the sense “to fuck” related with western German poppen.

onom

onomatopoeia


berging

nl-noun

berging f (plural bergingen, diminutive berginkje n)

bergingen (plural)
berginkje (diminutive neuter)

From bergen (“to salvage, to store”) + -ing.

rescue, salvage (act of recovering or bringing to safety)


diarree

→ Indonesian: diare

Borrowed from French diarrhée, from Middle French diarrie, from Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “a flowing-through; diarrhea”).

der

Het 'burning feet'-syndroom dat na langdurige slechte voeding, gecombineerd met absorptiestoornissen door frequente diarreeën, veel werd waargenomen bij krijgsgevangenen in de tropen wordt o.a. toegeschreven aan pantotheenzuurdeficiëntie in combinatie met marginale voorziening van andere B-vitamines.

1994, J.F. de Wijn, W.T.J.M. Hekkens, Fysiologie van de voeding, Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, page 354:

The 'burning feet' syndrome that was, after continuous malnutrition combined with absorption disorders due to frequent diarrheas, often observed with prisoners of war in the tropics is ascribed to, among others, deficiency in pantothenic acid combined with marginal supply of other B-vitamins.


zaal

nl-noun

zaal f (plural zalen, diminutive zaaltje n)

zalen (plural)
zaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: saal

Negerhollands: saal, sael

→ Caribbean Javanese: sal

→ Indonesian: sal

From Middle Dutch sale, from Old Dutch sala, from Proto-West Germanic *sali, from Proto-Germanic *saliz.

ward in a hospital or similar medical or caregiving institute


drol

drol m (plural drollen, diminutive drolletje n)

drollen (plural)
drolletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: drol

→ Papiamentu: dròl


kak

Berbice Creole Dutch: kaka

Negerhollands: kaka, koka

From Middle Dutch cac, deverbal from cacken; see kakken.


badkamer

badkamer f (plural badkamers, diminutive badkamertje n)

badkamers (plural)
badkamertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Caribbean Hindustani: batkamrá

→ Sranan Tongo: batkâmer


kleedkamer

kleedkamer f (plural kleedkamers, diminutive kleedkamertje n)

kleedkamers (plural)
kleedkamertje (diminutive neuter)

From kleden (“to dress”) + kamer (“room”).

(theater) a changing room (a room in a theatre or other performance venue in which performers may change costumes and apply makeup)


wc

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

→ Aukan: weisei

→ Caribbean Hindustani: wc

→ Saramaccan: wéésée

From English WC, an initialism for water closet.


zolder

zolder m (plural zolders, diminutive zoldertje n)

zolders (plural)
zoldertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: solder

→ Sranan Tongo: sodro

→ Aukan: sodoo

→ Caribbean Hindustani: sodro

→ Caribbean Javanese: slodro

From Middle Dutch solder, solre, from Old Dutch *solari, *soleri, from Latin sōlārium. Cognate with German Söller. The -d- is a late epenthesis and therefore did not cause the development -old- → -oud- (as in goud etc.). Doublet of solarium.

attic (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof)


vertrek

vertrek n (plural vertrekken, diminutive vertrekje n)

vertrekken (plural)
vertrekje (diminutive neuter)


woonkamer

woonkamer f (plural woonkamers, diminutive woonkamertje n)

woonkamers (plural)
woonkamertje (diminutive neuter)


kelder

kelder m (plural kelders, diminutive keldertje n)

kelders (plural)
keldertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kelder

Negerhollands: keller

→ Kristang: kelda

→ Papiamentu: kèlder, kelder

→ Sranan Tongo: kedre

→ Kari'na: ketere

From Middle Dutch kelre, kellere, from Old Dutch *kellari, from Late Latin cellarium.


kerker

kerker m (plural kerkers, diminutive kerkertje n)

kerkers (plural)
kerkertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kerker

From Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”). Compare German Kerker, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara).


schatkamer

schatkamer f (plural schatkamers, diminutive schatkamertje n)

schatkamers (plural)
schatkamertje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: skat-kamer

From schat + kamer. Cognate with German Schatzkammer.


uitwerpsel

uitwerpsel n (plural uitwerpselen or uitwerpsels, diminutive uitwerpseltje n)

uitwerpselen (plural)
uitwerpsels (plural)
uitwerpseltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: uitwerpsel

From uitwerpen (“to throw out”) + -sel.
Possible calque of Latin deiectio.


zolderkamer

zolderkamer f (plural zolderkamers, diminutive zolderkamertje n)

zolderkamers (plural)
zolderkamertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: solderkamer


kakken

kakken (infinitive)
kakken (gerund neuter)
kak (first-person present singular)
kakte (first-person past singular)
kakt (present second-person singular)
kak (present second-person singular)
kakte (past second-person singular)
kakt (formal present second-person singular)
kakte (formal past second-person singular)
kakt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kakt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kakte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kakte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kakt (present singular third-person)
kakte (past singular third-person)
kakken (plural present)
kakten (past plural)
kakke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kakte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kakken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kakten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kak (imperative present singular)
kakt (archaic imperative plural present)
kakkend (participle present)
gekakt (participle past)

Berbice Creole Dutch: kaka

Negerhollands: kaka, koka

From Middle Dutch cacken, probably from Latin cacō (“to defecate, soil”), either way presumably ultimately sound imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(transitive) to (secrete) shit (notably solids)

(intransitive) to trot slowly, lustlessly


stront

nl-noun

stront m (plural stronten, diminutive strontje n)

stronten (plural)
strontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: stront

Negerhollands: stront

From Middle Dutch stront (“shit, dreck, manure”), from Old Dutch *strunt (“excrement, turd, shit”), from Proto-West Germanic *strunt (“dirt, filth”).
Compare French étron (“turd, crap”), Italian stronzo (“turd, crap”). Cognate with English strunt.

inh

(informal, chiefly uncountable) a huge shit, dung


collegezaal

nl-noun

collegezaal f (plural collegezalen, diminutive collegezaaltje n)

collegezalen (plural)
collegezaaltje (diminutive neuter)

De professor gaf een inspirerende lezing in de grote collegezaal van de universiteit.

The professor gave an inspiring lecture in the large lecture hall of the university.

De studenten verzamelden zich in de collegezaal voor het college over geschiedenis.

The students gathered in the lecture theatre for the history lecture.

De collegezalen zijn uitgerust met moderne audiovisuele apparatuur voor interactieve lessen.

The lecture halls are equipped with modern audiovisual equipment for interactive lessons.

De universiteit heeft verschillende collegezalen voor grotere en kleinere groepen studenten.

The university has various lecture halls for larger and smaller groups of students.

lecture theatre, lecture hall (auditorium-style classroom)


kookhok

kookhok n (plural kookhokken, diminutive kookhokje n)

kookhokken (plural)
kookhokje (diminutive neuter)

Op de deel vindt u nog het zogenaamde kookhok met een grote ketel, waarin het voer voor de beesten werd gekookt, terwijl de boer er ’s winters manden vlocht.

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In the barn you also find the so-called cooking shed with a large kettle in which the fodder for the animals was prepared and where the farmer used to weave baskets in winter.

simple space for cooking purposes; cooking shed


concertzaal

concertzaal f (plural concertzalen, diminutive concertzaaltje n)

concertzalen (plural)
concertzaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of concert (“concert”) + zaal (“hall”).


stoelgang

stoelgang m (plural stoelgangen, diminutive stoelgangetje n)

stoelgangen (plural)
stoelgangetje (diminutive neuter)

From stoel (“chair, seat”) + gang (“going”). Stoel: cognate with the furniture 'stool'.


huiskamer

huiskamer f (plural huiskamers, diminutive huiskamertje n)

huiskamers (plural)
huiskamertje (diminutive neuter)


eetkamer

eetkamer f (plural eetkamers, diminutive eetkamertje n)

eetkamers (plural)
eetkamertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch ēetcāmere. Equivalent to eten + kamer.


lokaal

nl-adj

lokaal (comparative lokaler, superlative lokaalst)

lokaler (comparative)
lokaalst (superlative)
lokaal (adverbial positive predicative)
lokaler (adverbial comparative predicative)
het lokaalst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het lokaalste (adverbial predicative superlative)
lokale (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
lokalere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
lokaalste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
lokaal (indefinite neuter positive singular)
lokaler (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
lokaalste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
lokale (indefinite plural positive)
lokalere (comparative indefinite plural)
lokaalste (indefinite plural superlative)
lokale (definite positive)
lokalere (comparative definite)
lokaalste (definite superlative)
lokaals (partitive positive)
lokalers (comparative partitive)

→ Indonesian: lokal


verhoorkamer

nl-noun

verhoorkamer m (plural verhoorkamers, diminutive verhoorkamertje n)

verhoorkamers (plural)
verhoorkamertje (diminutive neuter)


kinderkamer

kinderkamer f (plural kinderkamers, diminutive kinderkamertje n)

kinderkamers (plural)
kinderkamertje (diminutive neuter)

From kinder (“children”) + kamer (“room”).


wijnkelder

wijnkelder m (plural wijnkelders, diminutive wijnkeldertje n)

wijnkelders (plural)
wijnkeldertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wynkelder

From Middle Dutch wijnkelre. Equivalent to wijn + kelder.


bekakken

bekakken (infinitive)
bekakken (gerund neuter)
bekak (first-person present singular)
bekakte (first-person past singular)
bekakt (present second-person singular)
bekak (present second-person singular)
bekakte (past second-person singular)
bekakt (formal present second-person singular)
bekakte (formal past second-person singular)
bekakt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
bekakt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
bekakte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
bekakte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
bekakt (present singular third-person)
bekakte (past singular third-person)
bekakken (plural present)
bekakten (past plural)
bekakke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
bekakte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
bekakken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
bekakten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
bekak (imperative present singular)
bekakt (archaic imperative plural present)
bekakkend (participle present)
bekakt (participle past)


ontlasting

ontlasting f (uncountable, diminutive ontlastinkje n)

From ontlasten (“to relieve, to rid of a burden”) + -ing.


defecatie

→ Indonesian: défékasi

Borrowed from French défécation, from Latin dēfaecātiō; equivalent to defeceren + -atie.


ontlasten

ontlasten (infinitive)
ontlasten (gerund neuter)
ontlast (first-person present singular)
ontlastte (first-person past singular)
ontlast (present second-person singular)
ontlastte (past second-person singular)
ontlast (formal present second-person singular)
ontlastte (formal past second-person singular)
ontlast (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ontlast (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ontlastte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ontlastte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ontlast (present singular third-person)
ontlastte (past singular third-person)
ontlasten (plural present)
ontlastten (past plural)
ontlaste (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ontlastte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ontlasten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ontlastten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ontlast (imperative present singular)
ontlast (archaic imperative plural present)
ontlastend (participle present)
ontlast (participle past)

From last (“load”) + ont- -en (privative verb-forming circumfix).

af

(reflexive) to relieve oneself, to move one's bowel, defecate


constipatie

→ Indonesian: konstipasi

Borrowed from French constipation, from Latin constīpātiō.


rechtszaal

nl-noun

rechtszaal f or m (plural rechtszalen, diminutive rechtszaaltje n)

rechtszalen (plural)
rechtszaaltje (diminutive neuter)


spoelkeuken

spoelkeuken f (plural spoelkeukens, diminutive spoelkeukentje n)

spoelkeukens (plural)
spoelkeukentje (diminutive neuter)


trappenhuis

trappenhuis n (plural trappenhuizen, diminutive trappenhuisje n)

trappenhuizen (plural)
trappenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

→ West Frisian: treppehûs (calque)

From trap + -en- + huis, probably a calque of German Treppenhaus.


bijkeuken

bijkeuken f (plural bijkeukens, diminutive bijkeukentje n)

bijkeukens (plural)
bijkeukentje (diminutive neuter)

a room near the kitchen; a scullery, a storeroom for the kitchen


keutel

keutel c (plural keutels, diminutive keuteltje n)

keutels (plural)
keuteltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch cotel, cuetel. Probably a derivative of koot (“little bone”), thus originally “something hard”. Cognate with German Köttel.

a small piece of hard (chiefly animal) feces


koeienvlaai

koeienvlaai f (plural koeienvlaaien, diminutive koeienvlaaitje n)

koeienvlaaien (plural)
koeienvlaaitje (diminutive neuter)

From koe (“cow”) + vlaai (“a type of flat fruit pie”). Named after the typical shape of the excrement.


poepseks

Compound of poep (“poop, excrement”) + seks (“sex”).

(Netherlands) poop sex (scatological sexual activity)


klaslokaal

nl-noun

klaslokaal n (plural klaslokalen, diminutive klaslokaaltje n)

klaslokalen (plural)
klaslokaaltje (diminutive neuter)


plaskrul

plaskrul f or m (plural plaskrullen, diminutive plaskrulletje n)

plaskrullen (plural)
plaskrulletje (diminutive neuter)

From plassen (“to urinate”) + krul (“curl”).

curl-shaped public street urinal; vespasienne


werkkamer

werkkamer f (plural werkkamers, diminutive werkkamertje n)

werkkamers (plural)
werkkamertje (diminutive neuter)

De professor heeft een eigen werkkamer in het laboratorium waar hij zijn artikelen kan schrijven.

The professor has his own office in the laboratory where he can write his articles.

workroom, study (room for studies), office


hotelkamer

hotelkamer f (plural hotelkamers, diminutive hotelkamertje n)

hotelkamers (plural)
hotelkamertje (diminutive neuter)