"roerei" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈrur.ɛi̯/, [ruːr-] Audio: Nl-roerei.ogg Forms: roereieren [plural], roereitje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From roeren (“to stir, scramble”) + ei (“egg”), probably a calque of German Rührei. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|roeren|ei|t1=to stir, scramble|t2=egg}} roeren (“to stir, scramble”) + ei (“egg”), {{calque|nl|de|Rührei|nocap=1}} calque of German Rührei Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-eren|+}} roerei n (plural roereieren, diminutive roereitje n)
  1. (countable) a serving of scrambled eggs; (uncountable) scrambled eggs Tags: countable, neuter Related terms: omelet, spiegelei
    Sense id: en-roerei-nl-noun-xfsWziuQ Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Eggs

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "roereier"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "webu rurònt"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "roeren",
        "3": "ei",
        "t1": "to stir, scramble",
        "t2": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "roeren (“to stir, scramble”) + ei (“egg”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Rührei",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of German Rührei",
      "name": "calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From roeren (“to stir, scramble”) + ei (“egg”), probably a calque of German Rührei.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "roereieren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "roereitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-eren",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "roerei n (plural roereieren, diminutive roereitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "roer",
        "ei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 1880s",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Eggs",
          "orig": "nl:Eggs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a serving of scrambled eggs; (uncountable) scrambled eggs"
      ],
      "id": "en-roerei-nl-noun-xfsWziuQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "scrambled eggs",
          "scrambled eggs"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) a serving of scrambled eggs; (uncountable) scrambled eggs"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "omelet"
        },
        {
          "word": "spiegelei"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrur.ɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ruːr-]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "roerei"
}
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      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "roereier"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "webu rurònt"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "ei",
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        "t2": "egg"
      },
      "expansion": "roeren (“to stir, scramble”) + ei (“egg”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Rührei",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of German Rührei",
      "name": "calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From roeren (“to stir, scramble”) + ei (“egg”), probably a calque of German Rührei.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "roereieren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "roereitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-eren",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "roerei n (plural roereieren, diminutive roereitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "roer",
        "ei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "omelet"
    },
    {
      "word": "spiegelei"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from 1880s",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Dutch compound terms",
        "Dutch countable nouns",
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch neuter nouns",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -eren",
        "Dutch terms calqued from German",
        "Dutch terms derived from German",
        "Dutch uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "nl:Eggs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a serving of scrambled eggs; (uncountable) scrambled eggs"
      ],
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        [
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          "scrambled eggs"
        ]
      ],
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        "(countable) a serving of scrambled eggs; (uncountable) scrambled eggs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrur.ɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ruːr-]"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-roerei.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Nl-roerei.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "roerei"
}

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