"vlinder" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvlɪn.dər/ Audio: Nl-vlinder.ogg Forms: vlinders [plural], vlindertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɪndər Etymology: Unknown. Compare Middle Dutch vliendermuis (“bat, flittermouse”) (first attested 1485) and vlinderen (“to flutter”) (first attested 1591); this noun is probably deverbal from the latter, which has a cognate in German flindern. De Vries however notes that Middle English flindre (“butterfly”) is attested as early as the 14th century, and thus views the verb as being secondary to the noun. Cognates include English flinder and West Frisian flinter; compare also Saterland Frisian Flitterke. This word appears to have largely displaced an older inherited term for butterfly, vijfwouter, which survived into modern Dutch as a dialectal term. Etymology templates: {{unknown|nl}} Unknown, {{cog|dum|vliendermuis|t=bat, flittermouse}} Middle Dutch vliendermuis (“bat, flittermouse”), {{glossary|deverbal}} deverbal, {{cog|de|flindern}} German flindern, {{cog|enm|flindre|t=butterfly}} Middle English flindre (“butterfly”), {{cog|en|flinder}} English flinder, {{cog|fy|flinter}} West Frisian flinter, {{cog|stq|Flitterke}} Saterland Frisian Flitterke Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} vlinder m (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertje n)
  1. butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera Tags: masculine Synonyms: kapel, pepel, vijfwouter, boterschijt, botervlieg, pennenvogel, schoenlapper, zomervogel, fladderaar Related terms: mot, uil, rups
    Sense id: en-vlinder-nl-noun-2F~AsBzs Categories (other): Dutch deverbals, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Insects Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 39 11 Disambiguation of Insects: 17 41 41 2 Derived forms: aardbeivlinder, argusvlinder, citroenvlinder, dagvlinder, distelvlinder, doodskopvlinder, heivlinder, kolibrievlinder, kommavlinder, monarchvlinder, nachtvlinder, nunvlinder, parelmoervlinder, sint-jacobsvlinder, Vlinder, vlinderdas, vlinderen, vlindermachine, vlindermes, vlindernet, vlinderschaal, vlinderslag, vlinderstruik, vlindertuin, vuurvlinder, zijdevlinder
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈvlɪn.dər/ Audio: Nl-vlinder.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪndər Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} vlinder
  1. inflection of vlinderen:
    first-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: vlinderen
    Sense id: en-vlinder-nl-verb-QiS6lA0K Categories (other): Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Insects Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 9 30 30 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 39 11 Disambiguation of Insects: 17 41 41 2
  2. inflection of vlinderen:
    (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: vlinderen
    Sense id: en-vlinder-nl-verb-fZrT33tW Categories (other): Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Insects Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 9 30 30 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 39 11 Disambiguation of Insects: 17 41 41 2
  3. inflection of vlinderen:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: vlinderen
    Sense id: en-vlinder-nl-verb-dulsO2Q1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 39 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "vlinderen",
          "vlinderen#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of vlinderen:",
        "(in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in case of inversion"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "vlinderen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of vlinderen:",
        "imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vlinderen",
          "vlinderen#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvlɪn.dər/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-vlinder.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4d/Nl-vlinder.ogg/Nl-vlinder.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Nl-vlinder.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪndər"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vlinder"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vlinder"
}

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