"vriend" meaning in Dutch

See vriend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vrint/ Audio: Nl-vriend.ogg Forms: vrienden [plural], vriendje [diminutive, neuter], vriendin [feminine]
Rhymes: -int Etymology: From Middle Dutch vrient, from Old Dutch friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz. Related to the verb vrijen (“to make love; to be in a relationship”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vrient}} Middle Dutch vrient, {{inh|nl|odt|friunt}} Old Dutch friunt, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*friund}} Proto-West Germanic *friund, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*frijōndz}} Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+|f=vriendin}} vriend m (plural vrienden, diminutive vriendje n, feminine vriendin)
  1. (male) friend Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vriend-nl-noun-zeSFN8os
  2. boyfriend (romantic partner) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vriend-nl-noun-jDVexGMy Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 86 13
  3. (Suriname, always in the diminutive, colloquial, derogatory) idiot, asshole, loser Tags: Suriname, colloquial, derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-vriend-nl-noun-ZlwFr5Ap Categories (other): Surinamese Dutch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vrind
Derived forms: bevrienden, boekenvriend, boezemvriend, dierenvriend, hartsvriend, ontvrienden, penvriend, studievriend, vriendelijk, vriendengroep, vriendin, vriendschap

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "text": "Luuk en Emma hadden allebei hun vrienden meegenomen naar het feest.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "This Merlijn person, is he a friend of yours? — Well, we're friends, but actually, Merlijn's a she.",
          "text": "Die Merlijn, is dat een vriend van je? — Nou, eigenlijk een vriendin.",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "text": "Is Merlijn je vriend? — Nee hoor, gewoon een vriend.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "But dear chap, don't hesitate to love your boyfriend / And struggle for your rights / fight for them if necessary / The things she accuses you of / you didn't deserve",
          "ref": "1977, “Luister, Anita!”, in R.Servaes (lyrics), C. van Orsouw (music), Luister, Anita!, performed by Zangeres Zonder Naam:",
          "text": "Maar beste vent, hou gerust van je vriend / En strijd voor je rechten / desnoods er voor vechten / Waar ze jou van beschuldigt / heb jij niet verdiend",
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          "english": "Although he knew me, he completely ignored me. Patiently I endured his conceit. When, after an hour, I still appeared to be thin air, I approached him. He dissed me as a loser.",
          "ref": "2021 December 17, Iwan Brave, “Minachting [Contempt]”, in De Ware Tijd, retrieved 2022-03-13:",
          "text": "Hoewel hij me kende, werd ik straal genegeerd. Geduldig onderging ik zijn hoogmoedigheid. Toen ik na een uurtje nog steeds lucht bleek, stapte ik op hem af. Hij diste me als een vriendje.",
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          "idiot"
        ],
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      ],
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    }
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    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "word": "boekenvriend"
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      "word": "boezemvriend"
    },
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      "word": "dierenvriend"
    },
    {
      "word": "hartsvriend"
    },
    {
      "word": "ontvrienden"
    },
    {
      "word": "penvriend"
    },
    {
      "word": "studievriend"
    },
    {
      "word": "vriendelijk"
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    {
      "word": "vriendengroep"
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      "word": "vriendschap"
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "diminutive",
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    {
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "This Merlijn person, is he a friend of yours? — Well, we're friends, but actually, Merlijn's a she.",
          "text": "Die Merlijn, is dat een vriend van je? — Nou, eigenlijk een vriendin.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Luuk and Emma had both brought their boyfriends to the party.",
          "text": "Luuk en Emma hadden allebei hun vriend meegenomen naar het feest.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Is Merlijn your boyfriend? — No, he's just a friend.",
          "text": "Is Merlijn je vriend? — Nee hoor, gewoon een vriend.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "But dear chap, don't hesitate to love your boyfriend / And struggle for your rights / fight for them if necessary / The things she accuses you of / you didn't deserve",
          "ref": "1977, “Luister, Anita!”, in R.Servaes (lyrics), C. van Orsouw (music), Luister, Anita!, performed by Zangeres Zonder Naam:",
          "text": "Maar beste vent, hou gerust van je vriend / En strijd voor je rechten / desnoods er voor vechten / Waar ze jou van beschuldigt / heb jij niet verdiend",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Dutch derogatory terms",
        "Dutch terms with quotations",
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        {
          "english": "Although he knew me, he completely ignored me. Patiently I endured his conceit. When, after an hour, I still appeared to be thin air, I approached him. He dissed me as a loser.",
          "ref": "2021 December 17, Iwan Brave, “Minachting [Contempt]”, in De Ware Tijd, retrieved 2022-03-13:",
          "text": "Hoewel hij me kende, werd ik straal genegeerd. Geduldig onderging ik zijn hoogmoedigheid. Toen ik na een uurtje nog steeds lucht bleek, stapte ik op hem af. Hij diste me als een vriendje.",
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        "idiot, asshole, loser"
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
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        [
          "idiot",
          "idiot"
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          "asshole",
          "asshole"
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          "loser",
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        "(Suriname, always in the diminutive, colloquial, derogatory) idiot, asshole, loser"
      ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-int"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "vrind"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vriend"
}

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