"spriet" meaning in Dutch

See spriet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sprit/ Audio: Nl-spriet.ogg Forms: sprieten [plural], sprietje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -it Etymology: From Middle Dutch spriet, from Old Dutch *spriet, from Proto-West Germanic *spreut. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|spriet}} Middle Dutch spriet, {{inh|nl|odt|*spriet}} Old Dutch *spriet, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*spreut}} Proto-West Germanic *spreut Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} spriet m (plural sprieten, diminutive sprietje n)
  1. (botany) long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-spriet-nl-noun-GTkKDKzQ Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (nautical) sprit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-spriet-nl-noun-LaFuSa47 Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  3. antenna Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-spriet-nl-noun-R90SdGDl Categories (other): Body parts, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 36 10 51 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 10 50 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 8 56 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boegspriet, grasspriet, sprieterig, voelspriet
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sprit/ Audio: Nl-spriet.ogg
Rhymes: -it Etymology: Borrowed from German Sprit. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|de|Sprit}} German Sprit Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-|-}} spriet m (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. (chiefly Belgium) lignite Tags: Belgium, masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-spriet-nl-noun-E-bBTk8V Categories (other): Belgian Dutch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "form": "sprieten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        [
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        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
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          "sprig",
          "sprig"
        ]
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        "(botany) long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig"
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        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
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          "langcode": "nl",
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          "orig": "nl:Body parts",
          "parents": [
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          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "36 10 51 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "39 10 50 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "34 8 56 2",
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      ],
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        "antenna"
      ],
      "id": "en-spriet-nl-noun-R90SdGDl",
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        [
          "antenna",
          "antenna"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    }
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          "lignite"
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        "(chiefly Belgium) lignite"
      ],
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        "no-diminutive",
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    {
      "word": "grasspriet"
    },
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      "word": "sprieterig"
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    {
      "word": "voelspriet"
    }
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    },
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
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        "spriet"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "nl:Botany"
      ],
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        "long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "shoot",
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        [
          "blade",
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          "sprig",
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        "(botany) long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig"
      ],
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        "antenna"
      ],
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        [
          "antenna",
          "antenna"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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}

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