"vlek" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /vlɛk/ Audio: nl-vlek.ogg Forms: vlekken [plural], vlekje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle Dutch vleck, vlecke (also vlacke), from Old Dutch flec (attested as a byname) and *flekko, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark, blemish”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vleck}} Middle Dutch vleck, {{m|dum|vlecke}} vlecke, {{m|dum|vlacke}} vlacke, {{inh|nl|odt|flec}} Old Dutch flec, {{m|en|byname}} byname, {{m|odt|*flekko}} *flekko, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*flekka-|t=spot, mark, blemish}} Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark, blemish”), {{unc|nl|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*pleh₂g-}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, {{m|ine-pro|*pleh₂k-|t=to beat, strike}} *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|vlekje|g2=m}} vlek f or m (plural vlekken, diminutive vlekje n)
  1. spot, stain, speck Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: smet Derived forms: archipelvlek, blinde vlek, moedervlek, olievlek, zonnevlek
    Sense id: en-vlek-nl-noun-kM8tTF1Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bevlekken

Noun

IPA: /vlɛk/ Audio: nl-vlek.ogg Forms: vlekken [plural], vlekje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle Dutch vleck, vlecke (also vlacke), from Old Dutch flec (attested as a byname) and *flekko, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark, blemish”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vleck}} Middle Dutch vleck, {{m|dum|vlecke}} vlecke, {{m|dum|vlacke}} vlacke, {{inh|nl|odt|flec}} Old Dutch flec, {{m|en|byname}} byname, {{m|odt|*flekko}} *flekko, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*flekka-|t=spot, mark, blemish}} Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark, blemish”), {{unc|nl|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*pleh₂g-}} Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, {{m|ine-pro|*pleh₂k-|t=to beat, strike}} *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|vlekje}} vlek n (plural vlekken, diminutive vlekje n)
  1. (obsolete) area, region Tags: neuter, obsolete
    Sense id: en-vlek-nl-noun-Mz5b-7g-
  2. hamlet Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vlek-nl-noun-RANpx4w1 Categories (other): Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 24 26 35 15
  3. (obsolete) town, large village Tags: neuter, obsolete Synonyms: dorp
    Sense id: en-vlek-nl-noun-Pn57WU3a Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 15 7 12 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bevlekken

Inflected forms

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            "1": "srn",
            "2": "flaka",
            "3": "fraka",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Sranan Tongo: flaka, fraka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sranan Tongo: flaka, fraka"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Javanese: flakah, flèg",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Caribbean Javanese: flakah, flèg"
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          "word": "archipelvlek"
        },
        {
          "word": "blinde vlek"
        },
        {
          "word": "moedervlek"
        },
        {
          "word": "olievlek"
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          "word": "zonnevlek"
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          "stain",
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          "word": "smet"
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        "(obsolete) area, region"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "town",
          "town"
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        "(obsolete) town, large village"
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          "word": "dorp"
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        "t": "to beat, strike"
      },
      "expansion": "*pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch vleck, vlecke (also vlacke), from Old Dutch flec (attested as a byname) and *flekko, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark, blemish”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vlekken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vlekje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "vlekje"
      },
      "expansion": "vlek n (plural vlekken, diminutive vlekje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "vlek"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "area, region"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "area",
          "area#English"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) area, region"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hamlet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hamlet",
          "hamlet#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "town, large village"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ],
        [
          "village",
          "village"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) town, large village"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dorp"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vlɛk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "nl-vlek.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/59/Nl-vlek.ogg/Nl-vlek.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Nl-vlek.ogg",
      "text": "vlek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vlek"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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