"hoofdrol" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɦoːft.rɔl/ Audio: Nl-hoofdrol.ogg Forms: hoofdrollen [plural], hoofdrolletje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From hoofd + rol. Compare German Hauptrolle. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|hoofd|rol}} hoofd + rol, {{cog|de|Hauptrolle}} German Hauptrolle Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} hoofdrol m (plural hoofdrollen, diminutive hoofdrolletje n)
  1. (film, theater) lead role, leading role Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hoofdrol-nl-noun-LgeTOX5B Categories (other): Film, Theater, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
  2. (by extension) protagonist Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-hoofdrol-nl-noun-J4tG3w7X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoofdrolspeler

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hoofdrolspeler"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "hoofd",
      "hoofd#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "rol",
      "rol#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "Hauptrolle",
      "Hauptrolle#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "hoofd",
        "3": "rol"
      },
      "expansion": "hoofd + rol",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Hauptrolle"
      },
      "expansion": "German Hauptrolle",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From hoofd + rol. Compare German Hauptrolle.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hoofdrollen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hoofdrolletje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "hoofdrol m (plural hoofdrollen, diminutive hoofdrolletje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "hoofd",
        "rol"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Film",
          "orig": "nl:Film",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Theater",
          "orig": "nl:Theater",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-hoofdrol-nl-noun-LgeTOX5B",
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          "film",
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        ],
        [
          "theater",
          "theater"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "leading",
          "leading"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ]
      ],
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        "(film, theater) lead role, leading role"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
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        "protagonist"
      ],
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          "protagonist",
          "protagonist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) protagonist"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɦoːft.rɔl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hoofdrolspeler"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "hoofd",
      "hoofd#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "rol",
      "rol#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "Hauptrolle",
      "Hauptrolle#German"
    ]
  ],
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        "3": "rol"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hoofdrollen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hoofdrolletje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "hoofd",
        "rol"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "nl:Theater"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "theater",
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        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "leading",
          "leading"
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        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ]
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        "(film, theater) lead role, leading role"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "entertainment",
        "film",
        "lifestyle",
        "media",
        "television",
        "theater"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        [
          "protagonist",
          "protagonist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) protagonist"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɦoːft.rɔl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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