"voorwendsel" meaning in Dutch

See voorwendsel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvoːrˌʋɛnt.səl/ Audio: Nl-voorwendsel.ogg Forms: voorwendselen [plural], voorwendseltje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From voorwenden + -sel. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nl|voorwenden|sel}} voorwenden + -sel Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-@en|voorwendseltje}} voorwendsel n (plural voorwendselen, diminutive voorwendseltje n)
  1. pretense, excuse, pretext Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-voorwendsel-nl-noun-sBxFfOKj Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms suffixed with -sel

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for voorwendsel meaning in Dutch (1.3kB)

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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From voorwenden + -sel.",
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    {
      "form": "voorwendselen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "voorwendseltje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
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  ],
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        "3": "voorwendseltje"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        ],
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          "pretext",
          "pretext"
        ]
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    },
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