"prul" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /prʏl/ Audio: Nl-prul.ogg Forms: prullen [plural], prulletje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ʏl Etymology: Compare regional German Prüll (“stuff, junk”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Prüll||stuff, junk}} German Prüll (“stuff, junk”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} prul n (plural prullen, diminutive prulletje n)
  1. a useless or worthless thing; (in the plural:) junk, trinket, trifle Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-prul-nl-noun-e~P0-1kA
  2. (derogatory) turd, loser, a useless or unpleasant man Tags: derogatory, neuter
    Sense id: en-prul-nl-noun-hmhFQ7UB Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 31 43 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 42 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 64 18
  3. (diminutive, hypocoristic) a nickname or an affectionate term for a child, in particular a girl Tags: diminutive, familiar, neuter
    Sense id: en-prul-nl-noun-jdYmMnJb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prullenbak, prullenmand Related terms: prullaria, prullarium

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "prullenbak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "prullenmand"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "prul"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "prul"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "Prüll",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare regional German Prüll (“stuff, junk”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prullen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prulletje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "prul n (plural prullen, diminutive prulletje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "prul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "prullaria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "prullarium"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'll have to throw out all that useless junk.",
          "text": "Ik moet eens al die nutteloze prullen weggooien.",
          "translation": "I'll have to throw out all that useless junk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a useless or worthless thing; (in the plural:) junk, trinket, trifle"
      ],
      "id": "en-prul-nl-noun-e~P0-1kA",
      "links": [
        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "junk",
          "junk"
        ],
        [
          "trinket",
          "trinket"
        ],
        [
          "trifle",
          "trifle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "turd, loser, a useless or unpleasant man"
      ],
      "id": "en-prul-nl-noun-hmhFQ7UB",
      "links": [
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "turd",
          "turd"
        ],
        [
          "loser",
          "loser"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) turd, loser, a useless or unpleasant man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a nickname or an affectionate term for a child, in particular a girl"
      ],
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        "(diminutive, hypocoristic) a nickname or an affectionate term for a child, in particular a girl"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "familiar",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/prʏl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-prul.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Nl-prul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʏl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prul"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ʏl",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ʏl/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "prullenbak"
    },
    {
      "word": "prullenmand"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "prul"
    },
    {
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "lang_code": "fy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "prul"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Prüll",
        "3": "",
        "4": "stuff, junk"
      },
      "expansion": "German Prüll (“stuff, junk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare regional German Prüll (“stuff, junk”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prullen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prulletje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "prul"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "prullaria"
    },
    {
      "word": "prullarium"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'll have to throw out all that useless junk.",
          "text": "Ik moet eens al die nutteloze prullen weggooien.",
          "translation": "I'll have to throw out all that useless junk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a useless or worthless thing; (in the plural:) junk, trinket, trifle"
      ],
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        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ],
        [
          "worthless",
          "worthless"
        ],
        [
          "junk",
          "junk"
        ],
        [
          "trinket",
          "trinket"
        ],
        [
          "trifle",
          "trifle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turd, loser, a useless or unpleasant man"
      ],
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "turd",
          "turd"
        ],
        [
          "loser",
          "loser"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) turd, loser, a useless or unpleasant man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a nickname or an affectionate term for a child, in particular a girl"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(diminutive, hypocoristic) a nickname or an affectionate term for a child, in particular a girl"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "familiar",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prʏl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-prul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/Nl-prul.ogg/Nl-prul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Nl-prul.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʏl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prul"
}

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