"veter" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈveː.tər/ Audio: Nl-veter.ogg Forms: veters [plural], vetertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːtər Etymology: From Middle Dutch veter, from Old Dutch *fetera, from Proto-Germanic *feterō. Cognate with English fetter. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|veter}} Middle Dutch veter, {{inh|nl|odt|*fetera}} Old Dutch *fetera, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*feterō}} Proto-Germanic *feterō, {{cog|en|fetter}} English fetter Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} veter m (plural veters, diminutive vetertje n)
  1. a lace (string) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-veter-nl-noun-IvjWmfHe
  2. (obsolete) a hawser, a chain, a cable Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-veter-nl-noun-j7Bs92PR
  3. (obsolete) a chain, a bond, a fetter Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-veter-nl-noun-jK7T2z-U Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 24 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: broekveter, nekveter, reetveter, schoenveter, veterstrikdiploma

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "broekveter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nekveter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "reetveter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schoenveter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "veterstrikdiploma"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "veter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Caribbean Hindustani",
      "lang_code": "hns",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "fetre"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "fetre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "veter"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch veter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*fetera"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *fetera",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*feterō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *feterō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fetter"
      },
      "expansion": "English fetter",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch veter, from Old Dutch *fetera, from Proto-Germanic *feterō. Cognate with English fetter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "veters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "veter m (plural veters, diminutive vetertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ve",
        "ter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a lace (string)"
      ],
      "id": "en-veter-nl-noun-IvjWmfHe",
      "links": [
        [
          "lace",
          "lace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "16th–17th c.",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "a hawser, a chain, a cable"
      ],
      "id": "en-veter-nl-noun-j7Bs92PR",
      "links": [
        [
          "hawser",
          "hawser"
        ],
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ],
        [
          "cable",
          "cable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a hawser, a chain, a cable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "16th–early 19th c.",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 22 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 24 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 24 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a chain, a bond, a fetter"
      ],
      "id": "en-veter-nl-noun-jK7T2z-U",
      "links": [
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ],
        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ],
        [
          "fetter",
          "fetter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a chain, a bond, a fetter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈveː.tər/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-veter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/Nl-veter.ogg/Nl-veter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Nl-veter.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːtər"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veter"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːtər",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːtər/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "broekveter"
    },
    {
      "word": "nekveter"
    },
    {
      "word": "reetveter"
    },
    {
      "word": "schoenveter"
    },
    {
      "word": "veterstrikdiploma"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "veter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Caribbean Hindustani",
      "lang_code": "hns",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "fetre"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "fetre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "veter"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch veter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*fetera"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *fetera",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*feterō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *feterō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fetter"
      },
      "expansion": "English fetter",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch veter, from Old Dutch *fetera, from Proto-Germanic *feterō. Cognate with English fetter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "veters",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vetertje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "veter m (plural veters, diminutive vetertje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ve",
        "ter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a lace (string)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lace",
          "lace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "16th–17th c.",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a hawser, a chain, a cable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hawser",
          "hawser"
        ],
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ],
        [
          "cable",
          "cable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a hawser, a chain, a cable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "16th–early 19th c.",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a chain, a bond, a fetter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chain",
          "chain"
        ],
        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ],
        [
          "fetter",
          "fetter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a chain, a bond, a fetter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈveː.tər/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-veter.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/Nl-veter.ogg/Nl-veter.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Nl-veter.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːtər"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veter"
}

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