"hersenen" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɦɛr.sə.nə(n)/ Audio: nl-hersenen.ogg Forms: hersentjes [diminutive, neuter], hersens [alternative], harsenen [alternative, dialectal], harsens [alternative, dialectal], harses [alternative, dialectal], hersen [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch hersene, from Old Dutch *hirsna, from Proto-West Germanic *hersnō, from Proto-Germanic *hersô. *hersnō Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|hersene}} Middle Dutch hersene, {{inh|nl|odt|*hirsna}} Old Dutch *hirsna, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*hersnō}} Proto-West Germanic *hersnō, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*hersô}} Proto-Germanic *hersô Head templates: {{nl-noun|p||hersentjes}} hersenen pl (plural only, diminutive hersentjes n)
  1. (plural only) brain Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: brein

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "harsings"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "hersene",
      "hersene#Middle_Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "*hirsna",
      "Reconstruction:Old Dutch/hirsna"
    ],
    [
      "*hersnō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hersnō"
    ],
    [
      "*hersô",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hersô"
    ]
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *hirsna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hersô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hersô",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch hersene, from Old Dutch *hirsna, from Proto-West Germanic *hersnō, from Proto-Germanic *hersô.\n*hersnō",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hersentjes",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hersens",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harsenen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harsens",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harses",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hersen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "her",
        "se",
        "nen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Organs",
          "orig": "nl:Organs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "hersenachtig"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenbreker"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersendood"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersengebied"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenletsel"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenpan"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenscan"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenschade"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenschim"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenschors"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenschudding"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenspinsel"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenspoelen"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersentumor"
        },
        {
          "word": "hersenvolume"
        },
        {
          "word": "kleine hersenen"
        }
      ],
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        "brain"
      ],
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        [
          "brain",
          "brain"
        ]
      ],
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        "(plural only) brain"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brein"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɦɛr.sə.nə(n)/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "hersenachtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenbreker"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersendood"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersengebied"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenletsel"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenpan"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenscan"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenschade"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenschim"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenschors"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenschudding"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenspinsel"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenspoelen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersentumor"
    },
    {
      "word": "hersenvolume"
    },
    {
      "word": "kleine hersenen"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "harsings"
    }
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      "hersene#Middle_Dutch"
    ],
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      "*hirsna",
      "Reconstruction:Old Dutch/hirsna"
    ],
    [
      "*hersnō",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hersnō"
    ],
    [
      "*hersô",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hersô"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "*hersô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hersô",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "hersentjes",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hersens",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harsenen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harsens",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "harses",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hersen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "p",
        "2": "",
        "3": "hersentjes"
      },
      "expansion": "hersenen pl (plural only, diminutive hersentjes n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "her",
        "se",
        "nen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch pluralia tantum",
        "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nl:Organs"
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      "glosses": [
        "brain"
      ],
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          "brain"
        ]
      ],
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        "(plural only) brain"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "brein"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦɛr.sə.nə(n)/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "hersenen"
}

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