"regelnicht" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈreː.ɣəlˌnɪxt/ Audio: Nl-regelnicht.ogg Forms: regelnichten [plural], regelnichtje [diminutive, neuter], regelneef [masculine]
Etymology: From regelen (“to regulate, to control”) + nicht (“niece”), from earlier regelneef. First attested in the 1980s. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|regelen|nicht|t1=to regulate, to control|t2=niece}} regelen (“to regulate, to control”) + nicht (“niece”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|regelnichtje|m=regelneef}} regelnicht f (plural regelnichten, diminutive regelnichtje n, masculine regelneef)
  1. petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying to keep everything under control Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-regelnicht-nl-noun-tDEJJUyJ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for regelnicht meaning in Dutch (2.2kB)

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