addertje onder het gras in Dutch

Forms: addertjes onder het gras [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “a [small] adder under the grass”. Compare English snake in the grass; like the English, this may ultimately represent a calque from Latin. Etymology templates: {{m-g|a 􂀿small􂁀 adder under the grass}} “a [small] adder under the grass”, {{lit|a 􂀿small􂁀 adder under the grass}} Literally, “a [small] adder under the grass”, {{noncog|en|snake in the grass}} English snake in the grass, {{cal|nl|la|-|notext=1}} Latin

Inflected forms

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"addertje onder het gras" meaning in Dutch

Noun

Inflected forms