"mottenbal" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔ.tə(n)ˌbɑl/ Audio: Nl-mottenbal.ogg Forms: mottenballen [plural], mottenballetje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Compound of mot (“moth”) + -en- + bal (“ball”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|mot|-en-|bal|t1=moth|t3=ball}} mot (“moth”) + -en- + bal (“ball”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} mottenbal m (plural mottenballen, diminutive mottenballetje n)
  1. a mothball, bug-repelling ball Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mottenbal-nl-noun-iY40sMF6
  2. (figuratively, in the plural) long-term storage; unsavory state (of conservation) Tags: figuratively, in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-mottenbal-nl-noun-rx~X7Li1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms interfixed with -en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Dutch terms interfixed with -en-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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