"valkuil" meaning in Dutch

See valkuil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɑlˌkœy̯l/ Audio: Nl-valkuil.ogg Forms: valkuilen [plural], valkuiltje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From vallen (“to fall”) + kuil or from val (“trap”) + kuil. Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|vallen|kuil|t1=to fall}} vallen (“to fall”) + kuil, {{compound|nl|val|kuil|t1=trap}} val (“trap”) + kuil Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} valkuil m (plural valkuilen, diminutive valkuiltje n)
  1. pitfall (type of trap) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-valkuil-nl-noun-waI4TGSz Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 39 36
  2. pitfall (hazard in general) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-valkuil-nl-noun-9asqxU-H Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 39 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɑlkˌœy̯l/ Audio: Nl-valkuil2.ogg Forms: valkuilen [plural], valkuiltje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From valk (“falcon”) + uil (“owl”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nl|valk|uil|t1=falcon|t2=owl}} valk (“falcon”) + uil (“owl”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m,f|-en|+}} valkuil m or f (plural valkuilen, diminutive valkuiltje n)
  1. hawk owl (owl in the genus Ninox) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-valkuil-nl-noun-yN4dJZOA Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch heteronyms, Dutch nouns with m+f gender, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Owls Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 39 36 Disambiguation of Dutch heteronyms: 11 22 67 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with m+f gender: 22 31 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 10 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 9 87 Disambiguation of Owls: 3 3 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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