papier

nl-noun

papier n (plural papieren, diminutive papiertje n)

papieren (plural)
papiertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: papier
→ Kwanyama: ombapila

Jersey Dutch: pampîr

Skepi Creole Dutch: paper

→ Aukan: pampila

→ Indonesian: papir

→ Munsee: pámpiil

→ West Frisian: papier

→ Saramaccan: pampía

→ Sranan Tongo: papira

→ Caribbean Javanese: papirah

→ Wayana: pampira

→ Trió: panpira

→ Unami: pampil

From Middle Dutch papier, from Old French papier. Doublet of paper.


papyrus

papyrus m (plural papyri or papyrussen, diminutive papyrusje n)

papyri (plural)
papyrussen (plural)
papyrusje (diminutive neuter)

Unadapted borrowing from Latin papȳrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

the paper-like material made from the papyrus plant


chinchilla

chinchilla f (plural chinchilla's, diminutive chinchillaatje n)

chinchilla's (plural)
chinchillaatje (diminutive neuter)

long-tailed chinchilla
long-tailed chinchilla

lesser chinchilla, long-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera


schist

From French schiste, from Latin schistos lapis (“the stone that is easy to split”), from Ancient Greek σχυζειν (skhuzein, “to split”).


stof

nl-noun

stof f or m (plural stoffen, diminutive stofje n)

stoffen (plural)
stofje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: stof

Negerhollands: stof

→ Papiamentu: stòf, stof

→ West Frisian: stof

From Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer, from Old High German stoffōn. Compare German Stoff, English stuff. Doublet of native stoppen.


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)


vlas

→? Mahican: pnax

From Middle Dutch vlas, from Old Dutch *flas, from earlier *flahs, from Proto-Germanic *flahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, plait, weave”); thus distantly related to vlechten.

Linum usitatissimum
Linum usitatissimum#Translingual


asbest

→ Indonesian: asbès

→ Papiamentu: asbèst

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


zijde

From Middle Dutch sidi, a contraction of sijt gi (modern zijt gij).


linnen

nl-noun

linnen n (plural linnens, diminutive linnentje n)

linnens (plural)
linnentje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: linnen

→ Indonesian: linen

→ Papiamentu: linnen (dated)

From Middle Dutch linijn, originally an adjective. Equivalent to lijn + -en.

(uncountable) linen, a cloth made from flax


linnen

linnen (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
linnen (indefinite neuter positive singular)
linnen (indefinite plural positive)
linnen (definite positive)

Afrikaans: linne


katoen

From Middle Dutch catoen, from older cotoen, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).


metaal

metaal n (plural metalen, diminutive metaaltje n)

metalen (plural)
metaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From Old French metal (“metal”), from Latin metallum (“metal, mine, quarry, mineral”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), from μέταλλευειν (métalleuein, “to mine, quarry”), of unknown origin, but apparently related to μέταλλαν (métallan, “to seek after”), also of unknown origin.


spijkerstof

nl-noun

spijkerstof n (plural spijkerstoffen, diminutive spijkerstofje n)

spijkerstoffen (plural)
spijkerstofje (diminutive neuter)


scheef

scheef f (plural scheven, diminutive scheefje n)

scheven (plural)
scheefje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch scēve, from Proto-Germanic *skibō-; cognate with Low German Schääv, German Schäbe, and English shive, all ‘fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp’.

(textiles) shive, i.e. fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp


flanel

Afrikaans: flanel

Borrowed from French flanelle, from English flannel.


pluche

pluche (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
pluche (indefinite neuter positive singular)
pluche (indefinite plural positive)
pluche (definite positive)

From French peluche, from Italian peluzzo m.


fluweel

fluweel n (plural fluwelen, diminutive fluweeltje n)

fluwelen (plural)
fluweeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: fluweel

desc

Negerhollands: fluweel, flyweel, flyveel, vlyveel

From Middle Dutch fluweel, veluel, velueel, from Old French veluel, Late Latin villūtus, from Latin villus (“woolly hair”).

velvet (closely woven fabric with pile on one side)


damassé

nl-noun

damassé n (plural damassés, diminutive damasseetje n)

damassés (plural)
damasseetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French damassé, past participle of damasser (“to make (like) damask”), from damas (“damask”).

(rare). The fabric damassé, which is woven figured like damask


damast

damast (adverbial positive predicative)
damaste (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
damast (indefinite neuter positive singular)
damaste (indefinite plural positive)
damaste (definite positive)
damasts (partitive positive)

From Middle Dutch damst, from Middle French damas or Italian damasto, named after Damascus, the Syrian city it originates from.

alternative form of damasten 'made of damask'


winkelhaak

winkelhaak m (plural winkelhaken, diminutive winkelhaakje n)

winkelhaken (plural)
winkelhaakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: winkelhaak

→ Aukan: wenkaaki

→ English: winkle-hawk

→ West Frisian: winkelheak

/ˈʋɪŋ.kəlˌɦaːk/

From Middle Dutch winkelhake (“try square, carpenter's square”). Equivalent to winkel + haak.

inh

a rectangular tear or cut in a piece of clothing or other fabric, in the form of a try square


keramiek

→ Indonesian: keramik


haspel

nl-noun

haspel c (plural haspels, diminutive haspeltje n)

haspels (plural)
haspeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch haspel, from Old Dutch *haspil, from Frankish *haspilaz, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ.


satijn

Afrikaans: satyn

Negerhollands: satien

→ Papiamentu: satijn (dated)

→ West Frisian: satyn

From Middle Dutch satijn, from Middle French satin, ultimately from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) (perhaps via Old Spanish), the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou.


vilt

vilt n (uncountable, diminutive viltje n)

From Middle Dutch vilt, from Old Dutch *filt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt.


graniet

graniet f (plural granieten, diminutive granietje n)

granieten (plural)
granietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: granit


betongaas

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

rebar mesh; metal mesh to reinforce concrete


betonijzer

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

rebar (metal used to reinforce concrete)