"sprookje" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsproːk.jə/ Audio: Nl-sprookje.ogg Forms: sprookjes [plural]
Rhymes: -oːkjə Etymology: Can be regarded as the diminutive of sproke, a learned borrowing from the Middle Dutch word that also yielded the inherited form spreuk. This diminutive has, however, taken on a life of its own with the current meaning of "fairy tale". Sprookje is attested since the seventeenth century, however, whereas sproke as a learned borrowing likely postdates that, so the exact chronology is muddled. Compare German Low German Spröökje. Etymology templates: {{cog|nds-de|Spröökje}} German Low German Spröökje
  1. fairy tale
    a usually old, allegorical short story
    Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-sprookje-nl-noun-P5xY1p57
  2. fairy tale
    story presented as true that is not believable
    Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-sprookje-nl-noun-Bz3PowoO
  3. (figuratively) dream come true (very desirable life) Tags: figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-sprookje-nl-noun-b9E5CUqY Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch diminutiva tantum: 30 30 40 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 3 32 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 34 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 34 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sprookjesachtig, sprookjesboek, sprookjesfiguur, sprookjeskoning, sprookjeskoningin, sprookjesprins, sprookjesprinses

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprookjesachtig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprookjesboek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprookjesfiguur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprookjeskoning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprookjeskoningin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sprookjesprins"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "(figuratively) dream come true (very desirable life)"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈsproːk.jə/"
    },
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    {
      "word": "sprookjesachtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprookjesboek"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprookjesfiguur"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprookjeskoning"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprookjeskoningin"
    },
    {
      "word": "sprookjesprins"
    },
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    }
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