"ontwikkeling" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɔntˈʋɪ.kə.lɪŋ/ Audio: Nl-ontwikkeling.ogg Forms: ontwikkelingen [plural], ontwikkelingetje [diminutive, neuter], ontwikkelinkje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From ontwikkelen + -ing. Likely a calque of French développement. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nl|ontwikkelen|ing}} ontwikkelen + -ing, {{calque|nl|fr|développement|nocap=1}} calque of French développement Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|++,+}} ontwikkeling f (plural ontwikkelingen, diminutive ontwikkelingetje n or ontwikkelinkje n)
  1. development Tags: feminine Derived forms: ontwikkelingsbiologie, ontwikkelingsland, ontwikkelingsvoorsprong, rookontwikkeling

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "ontwikkeling"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ûntwikkeling"
    }
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      "name": "calque"
    }
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      "form": "ontwikkelingen",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ontwikkelingetje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ontwikkelinkje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "++,+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "ont",
        "wik",
        "ke",
        "ling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        {
          "word": "ontwikkelingsbiologie"
        },
        {
          "word": "ontwikkelingsland"
        },
        {
          "word": "ontwikkelingsvoorsprong"
        },
        {
          "word": "rookontwikkeling"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              22,
              36
            ]
          ],
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            [
              19,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "These are worrying developments.",
          "text": "Dit zijn zorgwekkende ontwikkelingen.",
          "translation": "These are worrying developments.",
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        }
      ],
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        "development"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "development",
          "development"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˌɔntˈʋɪ.kə.lɪŋ/"
    },
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "ontwikkelingsland"
    },
    {
      "word": "ontwikkelingsvoorsprong"
    },
    {
      "word": "rookontwikkeling"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "ontwikkeling"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ûntwikkeling"
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "3": "développement",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ontwikkelen + -ing.\nLikely a calque of French développement.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ontwikkelingen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ontwikkelingetje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ontwikkelinkje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "++,+"
      },
      "expansion": "ontwikkeling f (plural ontwikkelingen, diminutive ontwikkelingetje n or ontwikkelinkje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "ont",
        "wik",
        "ke",
        "ling"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch nouns",
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        "Dutch terms calqued from French",
        "Dutch terms derived from French",
        "Dutch terms suffixed with -ing",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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          "translation": "These are worrying developments.",
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        }
      ],
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        "development"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "development",
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɔntˈʋɪ.kə.lɪŋ/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Nl-ontwikkeling.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ontwikkeling"
}

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