"doolhof" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdoːlɦɔf/ Audio: Nl-doolhof.ogg Forms: doolhoven [plural], doolhofje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From dolen (“to wander, err”) + hof (“court, garden”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|dolen|hof|t1=to wander, err|t2=court, garden}} dolen (“to wander, err”) + hof (“court, garden”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-:ven|doolhofje|g2=n}} doolhof m or n (plural doolhoven, diminutive doolhofje n)
  1. A maze, labyrinth Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-doolhof-nl-noun-0ZAhTPIL
  2. (figuratively) Any similarly complex and/or confusing construction, lay-out, situation etc. Tags: figuratively, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-doolhof-nl-noun-ZE3wRRXZ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doolhofsgewijs Related terms: dool, verdoold [adjective], binnenhof [neuter], gerechtshof [neuter], lusthof [masculine], neerhof [neuter]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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    }
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "taman sesat",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: taman sesat (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: taman sesat (calque)"
    }
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "dolen (“to wander, err”) + hof (“court, garden”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dolen (“to wander, err”) + hof (“court, garden”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doolhoven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doolhofje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-:ven",
        "3": "doolhofje",
        "g2": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "doolhof m or n (plural doolhoven, diminutive doolhofje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dool‧hof"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dool"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "verdoold"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "binnenhof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gerechtshof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lusthof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "neerhof"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A maze, labyrinth"
      ],
      "id": "en-doolhof-nl-noun-0ZAhTPIL",
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          "maze",
          "maze#English"
        ],
        [
          "labyrinth",
          "labyrinth#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "24 76",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who still finds his way trough the maze of legislation?",
          "text": "Wie vindt z'n weg nog in de doolhof van wetten?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any similarly complex and/or confusing construction, lay-out, situation etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-doolhof-nl-noun-ZE3wRRXZ",
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        [
          "complex",
          "complex"
        ],
        [
          "confusing",
          "confusing"
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) Any similarly complex and/or confusing construction, lay-out, situation etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdoːlɦɔf/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-doolhof.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8a/Nl-doolhof.ogg/Nl-doolhof.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Nl-doolhof.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doolhof"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural",
    "Dutch nouns with multiple genders",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "doolhofsgewijs"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
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            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: taman sesat (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: taman sesat (calque)"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doolhoven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doolhofje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "-:ven",
        "3": "doolhofje",
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      },
      "expansion": "doolhof m or n (plural doolhoven, diminutive doolhofje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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    "dool‧hof"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dool"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "verdoold"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "binnenhof"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gerechtshof"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lusthof"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "neerhof"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A maze, labyrinth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maze",
          "maze#English"
        ],
        [
          "labyrinth",
          "labyrinth#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Who still finds his way trough the maze of legislation?",
          "text": "Wie vindt z'n weg nog in de doolhof van wetten?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any similarly complex and/or confusing construction, lay-out, situation etc."
      ],
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        [
          "complex",
          "complex"
        ],
        [
          "confusing",
          "confusing"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) Any similarly complex and/or confusing construction, lay-out, situation etc."
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdoːlɦɔf/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-doolhof.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8a/Nl-doolhof.ogg/Nl-doolhof.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Nl-doolhof.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doolhof"
}

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