"majoor" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /maːˈjoːr/ Audio: Nl-majoor.ogg Forms: majoors [plural], majoortje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -oːr Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior. Doublet of majeur and Meier. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|es|mayor}} Spanish mayor, {{der|nl|la|maior}} Latin maior, {{doublet|nl|majeur|Meier}} Doublet of majeur and Meier Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} majoor m (plural majoors, diminutive majoortje n)
  1. major, a rank above captain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-majoor-nl-noun-33xTm2Hr Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Military ranks Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 58 42
  2. in compounds, -majoor can also mean major - (senior) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-majoor-nl-noun-1mtqsfr4 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: adjudant-majoor, brigadier-majoor, generaal-majoor, kadet-majoor, kletsmajoor, majoor-Chinees, majoorschap, majoorsrang, sergeant-majoor

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "adjudant-majoor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "brigadier-majoor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "generaal-majoor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kadet-majoor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kletsmajoor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "majoor-Chinees"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "majoorschap"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "majoorsrang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sergeant-majoor"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "majoor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mayor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "majoar"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "mayor"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mayor",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "maior"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin maior",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "majeur",
        "3": "Meier"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of majeur and Meier",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior. Doublet of majeur and Meier.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "majoors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majoortje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma",
        "joor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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        },
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          "_dis": "58 42",
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          "name": "Military ranks",
          "orig": "nl:Military ranks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "major, a rank above captain"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-majoor-nl-noun-1mtqsfr4",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːˈjoːr/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "majoor"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Dutch terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Spanish",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oːr",
    "nl:Military ranks"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "adjudant-majoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "brigadier-majoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "generaal-majoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "kadet-majoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "kletsmajoor"
    },
    {
      "word": "majoor-Chinees"
    },
    {
      "word": "majoorschap"
    },
    {
      "word": "majoorsrang"
    },
    {
      "word": "sergeant-majoor"
    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "majoor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "mayor"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "majoar"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "mayor"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mayor",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "maior"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin maior",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "majeur",
        "3": "Meier"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of majeur and Meier",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior. Doublet of majeur and Meier.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "majoors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "majoortje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma",
        "joor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "major, a rank above captain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "major",
          "major"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in compounds, -majoor can also mean major - (senior)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːˈjoːr/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-majoor.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːr"
    }
  ],
  "word": "majoor"
}

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