"specie" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspeː.si/ Audio: Nl-specie.ogg Forms: speciën [plural], species [plural]
Rhymes: -eːsi Etymology: From Middle Dutch specie (“kind, sort”, 14th c.), borrowed from Latin speciēs. The sense “mortar” also appears in spijs, Middle Dutch spise (literally “food”), and it is not clear which of the two words developed it first; compare German Speis, Maurerspeise. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|specie}} Middle Dutch specie, {{bor|nl|la|speciēs}} Latin speciēs, {{m+|dum|spise|lit=food}} Middle Dutch spise (literally “food”), {{cog|de|Speis}} German Speis Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-@en,-s|-}} specie f (plural speciën or species, no diminutive)
  1. mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) Tags: feminine, no-diminutive Synonyms: metselspecie, mortel
    Sense id: en-specie-nl-noun-wa6D1b51
  2. material used in casting Tags: feminine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-specie-nl-noun-kua1zDmb Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 20 62 18
  3. coinage, specie, coins Tags: feminine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-specie-nl-noun-3gTwGxQl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metselspecie

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "metselspecie"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "spesi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "specie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch specie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "speciēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin speciēs",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "spise",
        "lit": "food"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch spise (literally “food”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Speis"
      },
      "expansion": "German Speis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch specie (“kind, sort”, 14th c.), borrowed from Latin speciēs. The sense “mortar” also appears in spijs, Middle Dutch spise (literally “food”), and it is not clear which of the two words developed it first; compare German Speis, Maurerspeise.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speciën",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "species",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-@en,-s",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "specie f (plural speciën or species, no diminutive)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "spe",
        "cie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water)"
      ],
      "id": "en-specie-nl-noun-wa6D1b51",
      "links": [
        [
          "mortar",
          "mortar"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "metselspecie"
        },
        {
          "word": "mortel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 62 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "material used in casting"
      ],
      "id": "en-specie-nl-noun-kua1zDmb",
      "links": [
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "cast",
          "cast"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coinage, specie, coins"
      ],
      "id": "en-specie-nl-noun-3gTwGxQl",
      "links": [
        [
          "coinage",
          "coinage"
        ],
        [
          "specie",
          "specie#English"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspeː.si/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-specie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/Nl-specie.ogg/Nl-specie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Nl-specie.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "specie"
}
{
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːsi"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "metselspecie"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "spesi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "specie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch specie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "speciēs"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin speciēs",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "spise",
        "lit": "food"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch spise (literally “food”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Speis"
      },
      "expansion": "German Speis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch specie (“kind, sort”, 14th c.), borrowed from Latin speciēs. The sense “mortar” also appears in spijs, Middle Dutch spise (literally “food”), and it is not clear which of the two words developed it first; compare German Speis, Maurerspeise.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "speciën",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "species",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-@en,-s",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "specie f (plural speciën or species, no diminutive)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "spe",
        "cie"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mortar",
          "mortar"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "metselspecie"
        },
        {
          "word": "mortel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "material used in casting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "material",
          "material"
        ],
        [
          "cast",
          "cast"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "coinage, specie, coins"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coinage",
          "coinage"
        ],
        [
          "specie",
          "specie#English"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspeː.si/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-specie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e5/Nl-specie.ogg/Nl-specie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Nl-specie.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːsi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "specie"
}

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