vogelverschrikker

vogelverschrikker m (plural vogelverschrikkers, diminutive vogelverschrikkertje n)

vogelverschrikkers (plural)
vogelverschrikkertje (diminutive neuter)


gesprekspartner

nl-noun

gesprekspartner m (plural gesprekspartners, diminutive gesprekspartnertje n)

gesprekspartners (plural)
gesprekspartnertje (diminutive neuter)

From gesprek (“talk, conversation”) + -s- + partner (“partner”).


stoelgang

nl-noun

stoelgang m (plural stoelgangen, diminutive stoelgangetje n)

stoelgangen (plural)
stoelgangetje (diminutive neuter)

From stoel (“chair, seat”) + gang (“going”). Stoel: cognate with the furniture 'stool'.


spuitgast

spuitgast m (plural spuitgasten, diminutive spuitgastje n)

spuitgasten (plural)
spuitgastje (diminutive neuter)

From spuit (“spout, hose, nozzle”) + gast (“guest, guy, dude”).

compound

a firefighter, especially a man, who operates a firehose


zakenpartner

nl-noun

zakenpartner m (plural zakenpartners, diminutive zakenpartnertje n)

zakenpartners (plural)
zakenpartnertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zaak (“business”) + -en- (“partner”) + partner.


wedder

nl-noun

wedder m (plural wedders, diminutive weddertje n)

wedders (plural)
weddertje (diminutive neuter)

a gambler, someone given to wagers and gambles


salpeterzuur

From salpeter (“salpetre, nitre”) + zuur (“acid”).


rechtsgebied

nl-noun

rechtsgebied n (plural rechtsgebieden, diminutive rechtsgebiedje n)

rechtsgebieden (plural)
rechtsgebiedje (diminutive neuter)

From recht (“right, law, justice”) + -s- + gebied (“area, territory”).

affix

a (territorial) jurisdiction, area of legal competence assigned to an office or official


procreatie

nl-noun

procreatie f (plural procreaties, diminutive procreatietje n)

procreaties (plural)
procreatietje (diminutive neuter)

From French procréation, from Latin procreatio, from procreare, itself from pro- 'further' + creare 'to create'.

the process procreation in which an organism reproduces by gendering offspring


bommetje

Ik heb nog zo gezegd: géén bommetje!

I've said it very clearly, no cannonball!

(swimming) cannonball (jump into water in a flexed position)


watertoren

watertoren m (plural watertorens, diminutive watertorentje n)

watertorens (plural)
watertorentje (diminutive neuter)


longontsteking

longontsteking f (plural longontstekingen, diminutive longontstekingetje n or longontstekinkje n)

longontstekingen (plural)
longontstekingetje (diminutive neuter)
longontstekinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: longontsteking

From long (“lung”) + ontsteking (“infection, inflammation”).

compound

pneumonia (acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs)


citroenmelisse

Compound of citroen (“lemon”) + melisse (“melissa”).

Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis#Translingual

the herb lemon balm, Melissa officinalis


pijnappel

nl-noun

pijnappel m (plural pijnappels, diminutive pijnappeltje n)

pijnappels (plural)
pijnappeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pynappel

From pijn (“pine”) + appel (“apple”). Although the word was formed very similarly to English pineapple, their meanings now differ: the tropical fruit is instead known as ananas in modern Dutch.


moddergevecht

moddergevecht n (plural moddergevechten, diminutive moddergevechtje n)

moddergevechten (plural)
moddergevechtje (diminutive neuter)

From modder (“mud”) + gevecht (“a fight”), from vechten (“to fight”).

(literally) a mud fight, where opponents wrestle in mud or other dirt

(figuratively) a dirty duel, involving verbal mudslinging


vaatdoek

vaatdoek m (plural vaatdoeken, diminutive vaatdoekje n)

vaatdoeken (plural)
vaatdoekje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vaatdoek

→ Sotho: fatuku

→ Xhosa: ifadukwe

From vaat (“washing up”) + doek (“cloth”).


germanist

germanist m (plural germanisten, diminutive germanistje n)

germanisten (plural)
germanistje (diminutive neuter)

Recorded since 1846, borrowed from German Germanist.

a practitioner of the study of Germanic languages and the associated literatures and general cultures, sometimes including Germanic law

a student of the German language, literature and culture of Germany and other Germanophone peoples and countries


suikerbiet

suikerbiet f (plural suikerbieten, diminutive suikerbietje n)

suikerbieten (plural)
suikerbietje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of suiker (“sugar”) + biet (“beet”).

the plant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris var. rapa)


suikerboer

suikerboer m (plural suikerboeren, diminutive suikerboertje n)

suikerboeren (plural)
suikerboertje (diminutive neuter)

From suiker (“sugar”) + boer (“farmer”).

a farmer whose crop is used to refine sugar from


miltvuur

→ West Frisian: miltfjoer (calque)

Compound of milt (“spleen”) + vuur (“fire, inflammation, infection”).

compound

the highly contagious disease anthrax which kills humans and animals


schijtlijster

nl-noun

schijtlijster f or m (plural schijtlijsters, diminutive schijtlijstertje n)

schijtlijsters (plural)
schijtlijstertje (diminutive neuter)

From the verbal stem of schijten (“to shit”) + lijster (“thrush”) (a reputedly timid bird).

compound

Het tv-programma 'Koefnoen' maakte een nummer over haar, waarbij zij een doodsbenauwde Castricum intimiderend achterna zat in plaats van andersom. "Toen ik hem weer tegenkwam zei ik pesterig: schijtlijster. Hij heeft me nooit meer geïnterviewd."

2015 August 23, Wilfried van der Bles, “Lutz Jacobi staat pal voor Friesland”, in Trouw:

(vulgar, derogatory) term of abuse for a coward


tegenvaller

nl-noun

tegenvaller m (plural tegenvallers, diminutive tegenvallertje n)

tegenvallers (plural)
tegenvallertje (diminutive neuter)

root of tegenvallen 'to go adversely' (from tegen- 'against' + vallen 'to fall') + -er

a disappointing result, adversity, bummer, setback


kompres

kompres n (plural kompressen, diminutive kompresje n)

kompressen (plural)
kompresje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kompres

→ Caribbean Javanese: komprès

Borrowed from Middle French compresse, from Latin compressa.

compress, multiply folded cloth to apply to a patient's skin


jonko

jonko m (plural jonko's, diminutive jonkootje n)

jonko's (plural)
jonkootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo dyonko, possibly from Twi Akan tɔ nko (“to fall asleep, to doze”).

der

Wollah, pass mij die jonko.


kokmeeuw

nl-noun

kokmeeuw f (plural kokmeeuwen, diminutive kokmeeuwtje n)

kokmeeuwen (plural)
kokmeeuwtje (diminutive neuter)
kogmeeuw (alternative archaic)

From kok (onomatopoeic) + meeuw (“gull”).

Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Chroicocephalus ridibundus#Translingual

black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

grote mantelmeeuw
grote mantelmeeuw#Dutch

(archaic, dialectal) synonym of grote mantelmeeuw (“Larus marinus”)


glycogeen

glycogeen n (plural glycogenen, diminutive glycogeentje n)

glycogenen (plural)
glycogeentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: glikogèn

the polysaccharide glycogen, the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals


oudtante

oudtante f (plural oudtantes, diminutive oudtantetje n)

oudtantes (plural)
oudtantetje (diminutive neuter)

a great-aunt, sister of one’s grandparent, aunt of one’s parent


Canadees

Canadees m (plural Canadezen, diminutive Canadeesje n, feminine Canadese)

Canadezen (plural)
Canadeesje (diminutive neuter)
Canadese (feminine)


tjiftjaf

tjiftjaf m (plural tjiftjaffen or tjiftjafs, diminutive tjiftjafje n)

tjiftjaffen (plural)
tjiftjafs (plural)
tjiftjafje (diminutive neuter)
tjiftjif (alternative rare)

Coordinate term: fitis

Phylloscopus collybita
Phylloscopus collybita#Translingual


styrax

Ultimately from Latin styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).


fokkenmast

fokkenmast m (plural fokkenmasten, diminutive fokkenmastje n)

fokkenmasten (plural)
fokkenmastje (diminutive neuter)
fokkemast (alternative)

the foremast, foremost mast, originally on a three-mast sailing ship, carrying the foresail


oncoloog

oncoloog m (plural oncologen, diminutive oncoloogje n, feminine oncologe)

oncologen (plural)
oncoloogje (diminutive neuter)
oncologe (feminine)

→ Indonesian: onkolog

Borrowed term. First attested in the 1930s.

an oncologist, physician specialised in oncology (cancers)


rozenkrans

rozenkrans m (plural rozenkransen, diminutive rozenkransje n)

rozenkransen (plural)
rozenkransje (diminutive neuter)
rozekrans (alternative)

From Middle Dutch rosencrans. Equivalent to roos (“rose”) + krans (“wreath”).

the rosary, a Catholic prayer sequence, consisting of repetitions of Our Lady and Our Father

a rosary, Catholic or, less commonly, Anglican prayer beads used to keep track of the above

an object resembling the wreath:
a deer's antlers' knobby edges

the plant Gnaphalium dioicum, now Antennaria dioica

Antennaria dioica
Antennaria dioica#Translingual

a symbolical meaning of the wreath:
youth

a symbolical meaning of the wreath:
virginity


bereiding

From Middle Dutch bereidinge. Equivalent to bereiden + -ing.


autoriteit

autoriteit f (plural autoriteiten, diminutive autoriteitje n)

autoriteiten (plural)
autoriteitje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: otoritet → otoritas

From Middle Dutch auctoriteit, from Old French auctorité, from Latin auctoritas (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”), from auctor (“master, leader, author”).


porselein

nl-noun

porselein n (plural porseleinen, diminutive porseleintje n)

porseleinen (plural)
porseleintje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: porselein

Negerhollands: porcelein

Sranan Tongo: posren

→ Indonesian: porselen

→ Papiamentu: pòrselein, porcelein

→ West Frisian: porslein

Borrowed from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana (“porcelain, originally the name of a conch species”).

der

Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca oleracea#Translingual

(obsolete, dialectal) purslane, any of the family Portulacaceae (order Caryophyllales) of succulent plants, particularly common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)


houder

nl-noun

houder m (plural houders, diminutive houdertje n, feminine houdster)

houders (plural)
houdertje (diminutive neuter)
houdster (feminine)

From Middle Dutch houdere. Equivalent to houden (“to hold, keep”) + -er.

Een identiteitskaart is een officieel document dat de houder identificeert.

An identity card is an official document which identifies the bearer.

cradle (a case for a broken or dislocated limb)


identiteit

From Middle French identité, from Latin idem (“the same”).


voorloper

voorloper m (plural voorlopers, diminutive voorlopertje n)

voorlopers (plural)
voorlopertje (diminutive neuter)
voorlooper (alternative archaic)

Indonesian: pelopor
→ Dutch: plopper

Malay: pelopor

Negerhollands: voorlooper

desc

Petjo: pelopper, peloppor, plopper, ploppor

From Middle Dutch vōrelôper. Equivalent to voor + loper. Doublet of plopper.

De uitvinding van de telegraaf was een belangrijke voorloper van moderne communicatiemiddelen.

The invention of the telegraph was an important forerunner of modern communication devices.

forerunner, precursor, someone or something that prefigures or is an antecedent of something or someone else

De atleet fungeert als de voorloper in de estafetterace.

The athlete acts as the forerunner in the relay race.

forerunner, someone who runs, or otherwise goes, in front


aandenken

nl-noun

aandenken n (plural aandenkens, diminutive aandenkentje n)

aandenkens (plural)
aandenkentje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch aendenken, aendencken. Equivalent to aan + denken. Compare German Andenken.

1765 October 14, letter in De Denker, vol. 3, page 323.
Na deze ongelukkige galanterie gaf ik my, met een berooid hoofd en bedorven hart, aan die uitbandige plaisieren over, daar ik voorheen van walgde; ik zogt zelve die Huur-Nymphen op, waar van het enkel aandenken my dikwils hadt doen gruwen; maar met welker beschouwing myn Neef my egter allengs gemeenzaamer hadt gemaakt.

After this unfortunate gallantry I gave myself, with penniless head and spoiled heart, over to the exuberant pleasures, which disgusted me previously; I even sought out the rent-nymphs, the recollection of which had often made me shudder; but with whose view my nephew had made me gradually more acquainted.

(obsolete, literally) an instance of calling to mind or remembering


initiatief

initiatief n (plural initiatieven, diminutive initiatiefje n)

initiatieven (plural)
initiatiefje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: inisiatif

From French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), Late Latin initiare (“to begin”), Latin initiare (“initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”).


onderarm

nl-noun

onderarm m (plural onderarmen, diminutive onderarmpje n)

onderarmen (plural)
onderarmpje (diminutive neuter)

forearm, lower half of the arm, from elbow to hand


sluiter

sluiter m (plural sluiters, diminutive sluitertje n)

sluiters (plural)
sluitertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch slutere. Equivalent to sluiten + -er.

one who closes, notably any person who closes up, locks or guards something/somewhere; especially:


handboei

handboei f or m (plural handboeien, diminutive handboeitje n)

handboeien (plural)
handboeitje (diminutive neuter)


oudoom

oudoom m (plural oudomen, diminutive oudoompje n)

oudomen (plural)
oudoompje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch oudeoom, oudoom, from oude oom (“old uncle”).

a great-uncle, brother of one's grandparent, uncle of one's parent


wandaad

wandaad f (plural wandaden, diminutive wandaadje n)

wandaden (plural)
wandaadje (diminutive neuter)

a misdeed; in legal jargon, a less serious category of crime


instabiliteit

instabiliteit f (plural instabiliteiten)


kandidatuur

kandidatuur f (plural kandidaturen, diminutive kandidatuurtje n)

kandidaturen (plural)
kandidatuurtje (diminutive neuter)
candidatuur (alternative)


inwerkingtreding

inwerkingtreding f (plural inwerkingtredingen)


locatie

locatie f (plural locaties, diminutive locatietje n)

locaties (plural)
locatietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: lokasi


ratificatie

From ratificeren + -atie: from Middle French ratification, from Medieval Latin ratificatio.


gewacht

From ge- (“action noun prefix”) + wachten.

Ik word moe van al dit gewacht.


schermen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hoofdkwartier

nl-noun

hoofdkwartier n (plural hoofdkwartieren, diminutive hoofdkwartiertje n)

hoofdkwartieren (plural)
hoofdkwartiertje (diminutive neuter)


aangroei

From aangroeien. Equivalent to aan (“on”) + groei (“growth”).


centralisatie

→ Indonesian: sentralisasi

Borrowed from French centralisation. Equivalent to centraliseren + -atie.

centralization (US), centralisation (UK)


betoger

betoger m (plural betogers, diminutive betogertje n)

betogers (plural)
betogertje (diminutive neuter)


concentratie

concentratie f (plural concentraties, diminutive concentratietje n)

concentraties (plural)
concentratietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: konsentrasi

Borrowed from French concentration. Equivalent to concentreren + -atie.

concentration (ability to focus one's attention)

concentration (amount of a substance relative to a total or volume)


renovatie

renovatie f (plural renovaties, diminutive renovatietje n)

renovaties (plural)
renovatietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: renovasi


regendruppel

regendruppel m (plural regendruppels, diminutive regendruppeltje n)

regendruppels (plural)
regendruppeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: reëndruppel

Compound of regen (“rain”) + druppel (“drop, droplet”). Previously, the suffixless form regendrop (alternatively regendrup) was more common; see there for more.


cynisme

→ Indonesian: sinismê

Borrowed from French cynisme or Latin cynismus, from Ancient Greek κυνισμός (kunismós).


pessimisme

Borrowed from German Pessimismus or French pessimisme.


secretariaat

nl-noun

secretariaat n (plural secretariaten, diminutive secretariaatje n)

secretariaten (plural)
secretariaatje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: sekretariat

a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support


collectivisme

collectivisme n (plural collectivismen or collectivismes, diminutive collectivismetje n)

collectivismen (plural)
collectivismes (plural)
collectivismetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kolèktivismê

Borrowed from French collectivisme, from collectif (“collective”), from Latin collectus, the past participle of colligere (“to collect”), from col- (a form of co- (“together”)) + legere (“to lay, place”).

collectivism, an ideological system in which the means (of production) must be owned and controlled by people collectively


stoomlocomotief

stoomlocomotief f or m (plural stoomlocomotieven, diminutive stoomlocomotiefje n)

stoomlocomotieven (plural)
stoomlocomotiefje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stoom (“steam”) + locomotief (“locomotive”).

com

a steam locomotive, locomotive powered by steam engine


escapisme

From English escapism. Attested since 1955.


favoriet

nl-noun

favoriet m or f (plural favorieten, diminutive favorietje n)

favorieten (plural)
favorietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: favorit

Borrowed from French favorite, from Italian favorito.


mutageen

mutageen n (plural mutagenen, diminutive mutageentje n)

mutagenen (plural)
mutageentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: mutagen

Borrowed from English mutagen, mutagenic. Equivalent to mutatie + -geen.


fopspeen

fopspeen f (plural fopspenen, diminutive fopspeentje n)

fopspenen (plural)
fopspeentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: fopspeen

From foppen (“to trick”) + speen (“teat, nipple”).


bezorgdheid

nl-noun

bezorgdheid f (plural bezorgdheden, diminutive bezorgdheidje n)

bezorgdheden (plural)
bezorgdheidje (diminutive neuter)

Zijn bezorgdheid over de toekomst maakt hem soms angstig.

His anxiety about the future sometimes makes him fearful.


slakkengang

slakkengang m (plural slakkengangen, diminutive slakkengangetje n)

slakkengangen (plural)
slakkengangetje (diminutive neuter)

From slak (“snail”) + -en- + gang (“pace”).


Kazak

Kazak m (plural Kazakken, diminutive Kazakje n, feminine Kazakse)

Kazakken (plural)
Kazakje (diminutive neuter)
Kazakse (feminine)


pluviograaf

pluviograaf m (plural pluviografen, diminutive pluviograafje n)

pluviografen (plural)
pluviograafje (diminutive neuter)

From Latin pluvia (“rain”) + -graaf (“-graph”).

af

a pluviograph, self-registring pluviometer


zitting

nl-noun

zitting f (plural zittingen, diminutive zittinkje n)

zittingen (plural)
zittinkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch sittinge. Equivalent to zitten + -ing.


commissaris

commissaris m (plural commissarissen, diminutive commissarisje n)

commissarissen (plural)
commissarisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kommissaris

→ Caribbean Hindustani: komsáras

→ Indonesian: komisaris

From Middle Dutch commissarijs, from Medieval Latin commissārius.


dienstverlening

dienstverlening f (plural dienstverleningen)

From dienst (“service”) + verlening (“provision”).


voetafdruk

nl-noun

voetafdruk m (plural voetafdrukken, diminutive voetafdrukje n)

voetafdrukken (plural)
voetafdrukje (diminutive neuter)

We zagen een voetafdruk in het zand.

De voetafdrukken leidden ons naar de verdwenen kampeerder.

The footprints led us to the missing camper.

Zijn voetafdruk was duidelijk zichtbaar in de verse sneeuw.

His footprint was clearly visible in the fresh snow.


faciliteit

faciliteit f (plural faciliteiten, diminutive faciliteitje n)

faciliteiten (plural)
faciliteitje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Middle French facilité, from Latin facilitās. Doublet of faculteit.

facility, the physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.

an accommodation or easing, such as relaxation of rules


embleem

embleem n (plural emblemen, diminutive embleempje n)

emblemen (plural)
embleempje (diminutive neuter)

Learned borrowing from Latin emblēma, from Ancient Greek ἔμβλημα (émblēma). Subsequently influenced by French emblème.

Arenden worden vaak gebruikt als emblemen voor macht.

Eagles are often used as emblems of power.


embleem

embleem n (plural emblemata or emblemen, diminutive embleempje n)

emblemata (plural)
emblemen (plural)
embleempje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: embleem

De emeritus hoogleraar geldt als een groot kenner van zeventiende-eeuwse emblemen.

The emeritus professor is known as a great expert on seventeenth-century emblems.

(historical) emblem (metaphorical or meditative picture accompanied with a text)


polemiek

polemiek f (plural polemieken, diminutive polemiekje n)

polemieken (plural)
polemiekje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: polemik

Borrowed from French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), equivalent to πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”) + -iek.


grondlegger

nl-noun

grondlegger m (plural grondleggers, diminutive grondleggertje n)

grondleggers (plural)
grondleggertje (diminutive neuter)

From grond (“ground, base”) + legger (“someone who lays, 'layer'”).


eeuwwende

nl-noun

eeuwwende f (plural eeuwwendes or eeuwwenden, diminutive eeuwwendetje n)

eeuwwendes (plural)
eeuwwenden (plural)
eeuwwendetje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈeːu̯ˌʋɛn.də/

De eeuwwende van twintigste naar éénentwintigste eeuw leed niet enkel onder religieus millenarisme maar ook onder millenniumbugpaniek

The turn from the 20th to the 21st century suffered not just religious millenarism but also millennium-bug panic

(literary) the turn of a century, when its 100 years end and it gives way to the next


seismograaf

seismograaf m (plural seismografen, diminutive seismograafje n)

seismografen (plural)
seismograafje (diminutive neuter)

From one of the cognates in English seismograph, French séismographe or German Seismograph, all from the Italian geophysicist Palmieri's neologism (circa 1850) sismografo, from Greek roots.

a seismograph, scientific device to read and record seismic vibrations


bliksems

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


paardenlul

nl-noun

paardenlul m (plural paardenlullen, diminutive paardenlulletje n)

paardenlullen (plural)
paardenlulletje (diminutive neuter)
paardelul (alternative)

Compound of paard (“horse”) + -en- + lul (“dick, knob”).

compound

Kijk, daar heb je het al: de doodstraf! Ben je nou tevreden met je 'nee, ik doe geen das om'? Paardenlul!

(Can we date this quote?), Gummbah, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

So, there you've got it: the death penalty! Are satisfied now with your 'No, I'm not wearing a tie'? Dickhead!

1984, in Paul De Wispelaere, Vlaamse verhalen na 1965, Manteau, page 54.
Hij staarde naar de geweldige, de legendarische paardelul, waar ze reeds zo dikwijls om gelachen hadden.

He gazed at the tremendous, the legendary horse cock, which had made them laugh so often before.

In een van mijn sketches komt de muzikant Jan Vos een slagerij binnen om een paardenlul te bestellen, want daar wil hij een blokfluit van maken.

1996, “Absurde context”, in Onze Taal, volume 65, page 309:

In one of my sketches, musician Jan Vos walks into a butcher's to order a horse cock, because he wants to make a recorder out of it.


herderin

nl-noun

herderin f (plural herderinnen, diminutive herderinnetje n, masculine herder)

herderinnen (plural)
herderinnetje (diminutive neuter)
herder (masculine)


kerkstuk

kerkstuk n (plural kerkstukken, diminutive kerkstukje n)

kerkstukken (plural)
kerkstukje (diminutive neuter)


slet

slet f (plural sletten, diminutive sletje n)

sletten (plural)
sletje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch slette. In the semantic ‘loose woman’ earliest attested in 1599; a similar development is also visible in bel.

1725, "Lofsang. 108. 109" (Psalm 109, verse 24), Lieue telim. Dat is Loovingen Godes of lof-sangen van David page 292.

26. Myn' knijen wierden door / 't vaſten ſlap als een ſlet: / En maager wierd myn vlees, / het wellek eerſt was vet.

Fasting made my knees weak as a piece of cloth, and my flesh, which once was fat, became meagre.


redevoering

redevoering f (plural redevoeringen, diminutive redevoerinkje n)

redevoeringen (plural)
redevoerinkje (diminutive neuter)


proza

From earlier prosa, a borrowing (first attested in the early 17th century) from Latin prōsa (“straightforward”) from the term prōsa ōrātio (“a straightforward speech- i.e. without the ornaments of verse”). Previously borrowed in Middle Dutch as prose (from Old French prose), a form which lived on in Modern Dutch as proos, prose, prooze. These forms however have been entirely displaced by proza.


uitvaart

uitvaart f (plural uitvaarten, diminutive uitvaartjes n)

uitvaarten (plural)
uitvaartjes (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch ûtevaert, from Old Dutch ūtfarth (“departure”), equivalent to uit (“out”) + vaart (“journey”). In Middle Dutch the word was used figuratively for “death, dying”. The modern sense (also already Middle Dutch) is perhaps partially connected to this use, but chiefly follows Latin ex(s)equiae.


uitzonderlijkheid

uitzonderlijkheid f (plural uitzonderlijkheden)


speculatie

speculatie f (plural speculaties, diminutive speculatietje n)

speculaties (plural)
speculatietje (diminutive neuter)
speculacie (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: spekulasie

→ Indonesian: spekulasi

→ West Frisian: spekulaasje

From Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō.


holbewoner

holbewoner m (plural holbewoners, diminutive holbewonertje n)

holbewoners (plural)
holbewonertje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɦɔlbəˌʋoːnər/

troglodyte, any cave-dweller, e.g. cave man or cave-dwelling animal


knoflook

knoflook m or n (plural knofloken, diminutive knoflookje n)

knofloken (plural)
knoflookje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: knoffel, knoflok

→ Aukan: kunofoluku

desc

→ Papiamentu: konofló, konoflok, knoflo, knofló

→ Sranan Tongo: knofroku

From Middle Dutch knofloick, knuuflooch, a dissimilated variant of earlier Middle Dutch cloffloc (literally “clove-leek”), from Old Dutch *kloflōk, from Proto-West Germanic *klobulauk (literally “clove-leek”), equivalent to klieven + look. Compare German Knoblauch, West Frisian knyflok and English clove.

inh

Zit er knoflook in deze pasta?

Er groeit hier veel knoflook.

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual

garlic (Allium sativum: the plant or its bulb, used in cooking)


trompettist

nl-noun

trompettist m (plural trompettisten, diminutive trompettistje n, feminine trompettiste)

trompettisten (plural)
trompettistje (diminutive neuter)
trompettiste (feminine)


omloop

omloop m (plural omlopen, diminutive omloopje n)

omlopen (plural)
omloopje (diminutive neuter)

Deverbal from omlopen. Equivalent to om (“around”) + loop (“course”).


overloop

overloop m (plural overlopen, diminutive overloopje n)

overlopen (plural)
overloopje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch overloop. A deverbal from overlopen.

a landing, corridor between rooms on the upper floor of a house

spillover, excess matter that has overflowed


overlevende

survivor (one who has survived some disaster)


gebaren

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gebarentaaltje

nl-noun-dim

gebarentaaltje n (plural gebarentaaltjes)


internationaaltje

internationaaltje n (plural internationaaltjes)


NGT

Nederlandse Gebarentaal
w:nl:Nederlandse Gebarentaal

initialism of Nederlandse Gebarentaal (“Dutch sign language”)


VGT

Vlaamse Gebarentaal ≡ Flemish sign language


mijlpaal

nl-noun

mijlpaal m (plural mijlpalen, diminutive mijlpaaltje n)

mijlpalen (plural)
mijlpaaltje (diminutive neuter)

(figurative) milestone (something that marks an important or notable occasion)

(literal) milepost, milestone (milepost or other object marking a mile distance of one mile)


onderrichter

onderrichter m (plural onderrichters, diminutive onderrichtertje n)

onderrichters (plural)
onderrichtertje (diminutive neuter)


overlevering

overlevering f (plural overleveringen, diminutive overleveringetje n or overleverinkje n)

overleveringen (plural)
overleveringetje (diminutive neuter)
overleverinkje (diminutive neuter)

(a piece of) oral tradition, lore/folklore: a story that is handed down, whose veracity is stronger than that of a legend


boedel

boedel m (plural boedels, diminutive boedeltje n)

boedels (plural)
boedeltje (diminutive neuter)

→ Betawi: budèl

→ English: boodle

→ Indonesian: budel

→ Musi: budel

→ Papiamentu: boedel (dated)

→ Central Malay: budal

→ Sranan Tongo: budel

→ Caribbean Javanese: budhel

From Middle Dutch boedel, Old Dutch *buothal, from Proto-West Germanic *bōþl, from Proto-Germanic *bōþlą. Cognate with English bottle, Icelandic ból, Swedish bol. More at build.

Van den slaaf Johannes, geboren in 1821, zoon van Louisa, toebehoorende aan S. van K. van Meijer, nu boedel. (...) Van de slavin Europa, geboren in 1771, wier moedersnaam onbekend is, toebehoorende aan den boedel A.M. Levij en bekend staande onder het toezigt van A.W. Oppenheimer als Curator ad hoc.

1862 October 26, “Binnenlandsche Berigten. Aanzoek tot Vrijgeving. [Territorial news. Requests for manumission]”, in Surinaamsch Weekblad, Paramaribo: A.L.G. de Randamie, page 3:

Of the slave Johannes, born in 1821, son of Louisa, belonging to S. van K. van Meijer, now estate. (...) Of the slave Europa, born in 1771, whose mother's name is unknown, belonging to the estate of A.M. Levij and known to be under the supervision of A.W. Oppenheimer as ad hoc curator.

estate (movable estate, not real estate)


opmars

opmarsen (plural)
opmarche (alternative dated)
opmarsch (alternative obsolete)

From op + mars, calque of German Aufmarsch.


implantaat

implantaat n (plural implantaten, diminutive implantaatje n)

implantaten (plural)
implantaatje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō.


lokalisatie

lokalisatie f (plural lokalisaties, diminutive lokalisatietje n)

lokalisaties (plural)
lokalisatietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: lokalisasie

→ Indonesian: lokalisasi

localization (act of localizing, state of being localized)


doofheid

From Middle Dutch dôofheit. Equivalent to doof + -heid.


dovenschool

dovenschool f (plural dovenscholen, diminutive dovenschooltje n)

dovenscholen (plural)
dovenschooltje (diminutive neuter)

From dove (“deaf person”) + -n- + school.

school for the deaf, where sign language is used


denominatie

denominatie f (plural denominaties, diminutive denominatietje n)

denominaties (plural)
denominatietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: dénominasi

From Middle Dutch denominatie, from Middle French denomination, from Latin denominatio (“a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy”).

der

(chiefly religion, also politics) a denomination; an organised religious association, an organised faction or formal ideological tendency

Geldautomaten leveren vaak enkel grote denominaties as

Cash dispensers often only deliver major denominations

De sjieke onderneming geeft alleen aandelen en effecten uit in grote denominaties die weinig gewone beleggers zich kunnen veroorloven

The posh company only issues shares and bonds in large denominations few ordinary investors can afford

a monetary or other financial denomination, the nominal value on a coin, banknote, stock or bond

(obsolete) a (list of) nomination(s), e.g. as candidate


stokhaver

From stok + haver (“oats, fodder, a feed, dose”).

compound

a caning, load of blows with a stick or similar implement


stokbewaarder

nl-noun

stokbewaarder m (plural stokbewaarders, diminutive stokbewaardertje n)

stokbewaarders (plural)
stokbewaardertje (diminutive neuter)

stok 'stick' + bewaarder 'keeper' (from the root of bewaren 'to keep, conserve, guard' + -der)

(archaic) a jailer, notably one which carries a cane‐like instrument to prod or discipline prisoners, as usual in Antiquity and feudal era


Brusselaar

Brusselaar m (plural Brusselaars, diminutive Brusselaartje n, feminine Brusselse)

Brusselaars (plural)
Brusselaartje (diminutive neuter)
Brusselse (feminine)

From Brussel (“Brussels”) + -aar (“-er”).

an inhabitant of Brussels, the capital city of the EU, Brabant (duchy and former province), Flanders (modern region) and Belgium

Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

an inhabitant of the Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions


halfbroer

halfbroer m (plural halfbroers, diminutive halfbroertje n, feminine halfzus)

halfbroers (plural)
halfbroertje (diminutive neuter)
halfzus (feminine)
halfbroeder (alternative dated formal)

From Middle Dutch halfbroer, syncopic form of halfbroeder. Equivalent to half + broer (“brother”).


stiefbroer

stiefbroer m (plural stiefbroers, diminutive stiefbroertje n)

stiefbroers (plural)
stiefbroertje (diminutive neuter)

From stief- (“step-”) + broer (“brother”).

the son of one's stepparent who is not the son of either of one's biological parents


mangoeste

mangoeste f (plural mangoesten, diminutive mangoestje n)

mangoesten (plural)
mangoestje (diminutive neuter)
mangoest (alternative)

mongoose, any member of the family Herpestidae


afwerking

afwerking f (plural afwerkingen, diminutive afwerkinkje n)

afwerkingen (plural)
afwerkinkje (diminutive neuter)

afwerking (NL)

De afwerking van het script verliep goed.

De afwerking van het boek werd gepubliceerd.

The finishing of the book was published.


wetsbreker

wetsbreker m (plural wetsbrekers, diminutive wetsbrekertje n)

wetsbrekers (plural)
wetsbrekertje (diminutive neuter)

From wet (“law”) + -s- + breker (“breaker”).


gehandicapte

gehandicapte m or f (plural gehandicapten)


dictatuur

dictatuur f (plural dictaturen, diminutive dictatuurtje n)

dictaturen (plural)
dictatuurtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: diktatuur

→ West Frisian: diktatuer

Borrowed from French dictature or Latin dictātūra.


kusten

Indo-European, cognate with coast, German Küste


kiek

kiek m (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)

kieken (plural)
kiekje (diminutive neuter)

From the name of Dutch photographer Israël Kiek. Probably reinforced by analogy with kijk (“a look”) and kieken, a dialectal synonym for kijken (“to look”).

(chiefly diminutive) a snapshot, photograph; orinally specifically used for a group scene and/or shot by an amateur photographer


kiek

kiek f (plural kiekens, diminutive kiekje n)

kiekens (plural)
kiekje (diminutive neuter)

a chick, young of a domestic fowl or other bird

(figuratively) a dumb 'bird', (notably) female airhead


kiek

kiek c (plural kieken, diminutive kiekje n)

From Germanic, perhaps from the root of kodde (“club”). Cognate with West Frisian kijk.

kiedik

Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis

a vernacular name for plants of several species:

Brassica nigra
Brassica nigra#Translingual

Rhamphospermum arvense (syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.; charlock)

Rhamphospermum arvense
Rhamphospermum arvense#Translingual

Sinapis arvensis
Sinapis arvensis#Translingual

Raphanus raphanistrum
Raphanus raphanistrum#Translingual

Thlaspi arvense
Thlaspi arvense#Translingual

Alliaria petiolata (syn. Alliaria officinalis; garlic mustard)

Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata#Translingual


kiek

(birdwatching slang) clipping of kiekendief


kiek

kiek m (plural kieks, diminutive kiekje n)

kieks (plural)
kiekje (diminutive neuter)

Gaan we een kiek zetten?

(Suriname, colloquial, idiomatic) something that is amusing, fun, or giving a nice sensation


pluimage

pluimage n (plural pluimages, diminutive pluimagetje n)

pluimages (plural)
pluimagetje (diminutive neuter)
plumage (alternative)

From Middle French plumage, from plume 'feather', from Latin pluma "feather, down", from the Proto-Indo-European base *pleus- "to pluck, a feather, fleece".

(rare) an object made of feathers, mostly ornamental; also a duster

(figuratively) one's nature, typological category; notably in the expression van divers pluimage ('of varied types')

(obsolete) the waving crest of a tree or wood


mogendheid

mogendheid f (plural mogendheden, diminutive mogendheidje n)

mogendheden (plural)
mogendheidje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch mogentheit. Equivalent to the present participle of mogen + -heid.

(countable) power, powerhouse (polity that is regionally or internationally powerful in a given field)


behoud

From Middle Dutch behout. From behouden.

Zij zetten zich in voor het behoud van hun taal.

They stand up for the preservation of their language.

De overheid zag strikte neutraliteit als noodzakelijk "tot behoud en welvaart des lands en tot behoud van de vrede".

The government saw strict neutrality as requisite "for the preservation and welfare of the country and for preserving the peace".

Dit viel niet in goede aarde bij de krachten van het behoud.

This did not go down well among the forces of conservatism.

(dated) conservatism, (less commonly) orthodoxy


protectoraat

protectoraat n (plural protectoraten, diminutive protectoraatje n)

protectoraten (plural)
protectoraatje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: protektorat

Likely borrowed. Equivalent to protector + -aat.


revolutionair

revolutionair m (plural revolutionairen, diminutive revolutionairtje n)

revolutionairen (plural)
revolutionairtje (diminutive neuter)


getrouwe

/ɣəˈtrɑu̯ʋə/

(chiefly plural) a loyal servant, follower or associate, a true person (i.e. who is faithful, loyal)


savanne

savanne f or m (plural savannen or savannes, diminutive savannetje n)

savannen (plural)
savannes (plural)
savannetje (diminutive neuter)

desc

Negerhollands: savanne, savanna, savan, sawaen

→ Virgin Islands Creole: savan, saban (dated)

Borrowed from Spanish sabana, from Taíno. The current form is influenced by Middle French savane and French savanne.


kasuaris

nl-noun

kasuaris m (plural kasuarissen, diminutive kasuarisje n)

kasuarissen (plural)
kasuarisje (diminutive neuter)


geleedpotige

geleedpotige m or f (plural geleedpotigen)

arthropod, any member of the phylum Arthropoda


lendendoek

lendendoek m (plural lendendoeken, diminutive lendendoekje n)

lendendoeken (plural)
lendendoekje (diminutive neuter)
lendedoek (alternative)

Afrikaans: lendedoek


cassave

Berbice Creole Dutch: kasabi

Negerhollands: kassavie

→ Virgin Islands Creole: kasaw

→ Sranan Tongo: kasaba, ksaba

→ Caribbean Hindustani: kasábá

→ Caribbean Javanese: kasabah, kaspé

→ Saramaccan: kasába

→ Sundanese: kasapeu, sapeu, sampeu

Borrowed from French cassave, from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno caçabi.


zitje

Dit zitje is niet geschikt voor kinderen jonger dan 6 maanden.

This seat is not suitable for children under 6 months.


kalebas

kalebas f (plural kalebassen, diminutive kalebasje n)

kalebassen (plural)
kalebasje (diminutive neuter)
kalbas (alternative)

Negerhollands: kalbas

desc

→ Virgin Islands Creole: kalabas, calabash

Borrowed from Middle French calebasse, from Spanish or Catalan.


splenectomie

nl-noun

splenectomie f (plural splenectomieën, diminutive splenectomietje n)

splenectomieën (plural)
splenectomietje (diminutive neuter)


arsenicum

From Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀 (zrnykʾ /zarnīḵā/)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنی (zarni, “arsenic”)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia, “golden”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (d-r-n-i-y /daraniya-/, “gold”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, “gold”), Persian زر (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.


zirkoon

From German Zirkon, from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn, “zircon; minium”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam (“gold”).


zirkoon

nl-noun

zirkoon m (plural zirkonen, diminutive zirkoontje n)

zirkonen (plural)
zirkoontje (diminutive neuter)


tantalium

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin tantalus, named in honor of Tantalus.


tweeling

tweeling m (plural tweelingen, diminutive tweelingetje n)

tweelingen (plural)
tweelingetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tweeling

→ Sranan Tongo: twelengi

→ Aukan: toolengi

→ Saramaccan: túlíngi

From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling.

surf

Mijn broer en ik zijn een tweeling.

a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals

Een tweeling is nooit alleen.

(less common, usually plural only) each of two twin siblings

a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair


euh

The spelling is probably influenced by French euh.


grasveld

nl-noun

grasveld n (plural grasvelden, diminutive grasveldje n)

grasvelden (plural)
grasveldje (diminutive neuter)


gieting

gieting f (plural gietingen, diminutive gietinkje n)

gietingen (plural)
gietinkje (diminutive neuter)

suffix

stem of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">gieten</i>


beiaard

nl-noun

beiaard m (plural beiaarden or beiaards, diminutive beiaardje n)

beiaarden (plural)
beiaards (plural)
beiaardje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch beiaert. Equivalent to beieren + -aard.


gieterij

gieterij f (plural gieterijen, diminutive gieterijtje n)

gieterijen (plural)
gieterijtje (diminutive neuter)

From the stem of gieten (“to pour”) + -erij (“-ery”). Or alternatively, from gieter (“pourer”) + -ij (“-y”). See also the usage notes at -erij.


violiste

violiste f (plural violistes, masculine violist)


bakkes

bakkes n or m (plural bakkesen, diminutive bakkesje n)

bakkesen (plural)
bakkesje (diminutive neuter)
bakhuis (alternative dated)

From bakhuis, compound of bak (“chin, cheek”) + huis (“house, encasing”).


bewustheid

/bəˈʋʏstˌɦɛi̯t/


alpenhoorn

nl-noun

alpenhoorn m (plural alpenhoorns, diminutive alpenhoorntje n)

alpenhoorns (plural)
alpenhoorntje (diminutive neuter)
Alpenhoorn (alternative)


heilstaat

heilstaat m (plural heilstaten, diminutive heilstaatje n)

heilstaten (plural)
heilstaatje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: heilstaat

→ West Frisian: heilsteat (calque)

Compound of heil (“prosperity”) + staat (“state”).

1984, Harrie Jekkers, "Over de muur", Klein Orkest, Later is al lang begonnen.
Maar wat is nou die heilstaat als er muren omheen staan? Als je bang en voorzichtig met je mening moet omgaan? ― But what's that ideal state when it's surrounded by walls? If you must handle your opinion fearfully and carefully?

(countable) an ideal state, a utopia, in particular a socialist utopia

(archaic, theology, Christianity, uncountable) the state of salvation


vergaderingetje

nl-noun-dim

vergaderingetje n (plural vergaderingetjes)


koningspinguïn

nl-noun

koningspinguïn m (plural koningspinguïns, diminutive koningspinguïntje n or koningspinguïnnetje n)

koningspinguïns (plural)
koningspinguïntje (diminutive neuter)
koningspinguïnnetje (diminutive neuter)

Aptenodytes patagonicus
Aptenodytes patagonicus#Translingual


ezelspinguïn

ezelspinguïn m (plural ezelspinguïns, diminutive ezelspinguïntje n or ezelspinguïnnetje n)

ezelspinguïns (plural)
ezelspinguïntje (diminutive neuter)
ezelspinguïnnetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ezel (“donkey”) + -s- + pinguïn (“penguin”). Named after its braying call.

com+

Pygoscelis papua
Pygoscelis papua#Translingual


keizerspinguïn

nl-noun

keizerspinguïn m (plural keizerspinguïns, diminutive keizerspinguïntje n or keizerspinguïnnetje n)

keizerspinguïns (plural)
keizerspinguïntje (diminutive neuter)
keizerspinguïnnetje (diminutive neuter)
keizerpinguïn (alternative)

Compound of keizer + -s- + pinguïn, possibly a calque.

Aptenodytes forsteri
Aptenodytes forsteri#Translingual


socioloog

socioloog m (plural sociologen, diminutive socioloogje n, feminine sociologe)

sociologen (plural)
socioloogje (diminutive neuter)
sociologe (feminine)


positivisme

(colloquial, low prestige, relatively uncommon) positivity

low prestige; relatively uncommon; low prestige; relatively uncommon


verbond

verbond n (plural verbonden, diminutive verbondje n)

verbonden (plural)
verbondje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: verbond

alliance, federation (between countries)

union, association (people with a common cause)


volgeling

volgeling m (plural volgelingen, diminutive volgelingetje n)

volgelingen (plural)
volgelingetje (diminutive neuter)


bovenkleed

bovenkleed n (plural bovenkleden, diminutive bovenkleedje n)

bovenkleden (plural)
bovenkleedje (diminutive neuter)

From boven (“upper”) + kleed (“cloth, robe, garment”).


trommelaar

nl-noun

trommelaar m (plural trommelaars, diminutive trommelaartje n)

trommelaars (plural)
trommelaartje (diminutive neuter)
trommeler (alternative obsolete)

someone who drums (nervously) with his fingers

(figuratively) an animal which drums, drills or makes a similar sound, notably a woodpecker, a cockroach and a trumpeter (trumpeter pigeon)


zwabbergast

zwabbergast m (plural zwabbergasten, diminutive zwabbergastje n)

zwabbergasten (plural)
zwabbergastje (diminutive neuter)

From zwabber (“a mop”) + gast (“guest; apprentice; one who mans a piece of equipment”).

compound

a cabin-boy; a junior sailor, especially an apprentice, who does most of the chores, such as mopping


gynocide

nl-noun

gynocide f (plural gynocides, diminutive gynocidetje n)

gynocides (plural)
gynocidetje (diminutive neuter)


abortorium

abortorium n (plural abortoria, diminutive abortoriumpje n)

abortoria (plural)
abortoriumpje (diminutive neuter)

Wordt de toestemming verleend, dan mag niet iedere arts de operatie verrichten, doch zij moet geschieden in een abortorium (te Moscou zijn er 12) of, in kleinere plaatsen, in het ziekenhuis.

1933, Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst, Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, volume 77, page 3714:

If permission is granted, not every doctor may perform the operation, but it must be performed in an abortorium (in Moscow there are 12) or, in smaller towns, in the hospital.


weetje

tip; a fun fact, an interesting bit of trivia


weetje

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


heelal

nl-noun

heelal n (plural heelallen, diminutive heelalletje n)

heelallen (plural)
heelalletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: heelal

Univerbation of heel (“whole”) + al (“all”).


octaaf

octaaf n or f (plural octaven, diminutive octaafje n)

octaven (plural)
octaafje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: òktaf


granaatappeltje

nl-noun-dim

granaatappeltje n (plural granaatappeltjes)


distributie

nl-noun

distributie f (plural distributies, diminutive distributietje n)

distributies (plural)
distributietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: distribusi

From Middle Dutch distribucie, from Middle French distribution, from Old French [Term?], from Latin distributio, from distribuere (“to distribute”).

a distribution, the act, process or an instance of distributing or being distributed, including the marketing and logistic senses of wide deliveries

publicly controlled assignment/delivery of restricted goods, notably under rationing

physical transmission of motion or energy


rukbunker

rukbunker m (plural rukbunkers, diminutive rukbunkertje n)

rukbunkers (plural)
rukbunkertje (diminutive neuter)


planetoïde

planetoïde f (plural planetoïden, diminutive planetoïdetje n)

planetoïden (plural)
planetoïdetje (diminutive neuter)

Presumably from either English planetoid or the cognates planétoide in French or Planetoid in German, all from Late Latin planeta, from Latin ([asteres] planetai) "wandering [stars]", from (planasthai) "to wander", of unknown origin


zeerover

zeerover m (plural zeerovers, diminutive zeerovertje n)

zeerovers (plural)
zeerovertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seerower

Negerhollands: seeroofer

From Middle Dutch sêerôver. Equivalent to zee (“sea”) + rover (“robber”) (from the root of roven (“to rob, plunder”)). Cognate to English sea rover.


wandtapijt

wandtapijt n (plural wandtapijten, diminutive wandtapijtje n)

wandtapijten (plural)
wandtapijtje (diminutive neuter)


zee-egel

zee-egel m (plural zee-egels, diminutive zee-egeltje n)

zee-egels (plural)
zee-egeltje (diminutive neuter)
zeeëgel (alternative)

/ˈzeːˌeːɣəl/

Compound of zee (“sea”) + egel (“hedgehog”), in reference to their spikes.

a sea urchin, any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea


miauwen

From Middle Dutch mauwen, an onomatopoeia, cognate with High German mauen, miauen; parallel sound imitations include English meow, French miauler.


koningsmoord

koningsmoord m (plural koningsmoorden, diminutive koningsmoordje n)

koningsmoorden (plural)
koningsmoordje (diminutive neuter)

From koning (“king”) + moord (“murder”).

regicide, the killing of a king or other ruler


toeriste

toeriste f (plural toeristes, diminutive toeristetje n, masculine toerist)

toeristes (plural)
toeristetje (diminutive neuter)
toerist (masculine)

tourist (female) (see toerist for definitions)


luzerne

luzernes (plural)
luzernen (plural)
lucerne (alternative)

Medicago sativa
Medicago sativa#Translingual


fregat

fregat n (plural fregatten, diminutive fregatje n)

fregatten (plural)
fregatje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: frégat

Borrowed from Middle French frégate, from Italian fregata, cognate with Spanish & Portuguese fragata.

Het fregat speelde een belangrijke rol in de marine tijdens de 18e eeuw.

The frigate played a significant role in the navy during the 18th century.

Het moderne fregat is uitgerust met geavanceerde wapens en radarsystemen.

The modern frigate is equipped with advanced weapons and radar systems.

Het fregatje was snel en wendbaar, ideaal voor patrouillemissies.

The frigate was fast and agile, ideal for patrol missions.

a frigate, a type of (once sailing, small but fast three-mast) warship, applied to progressively larger types in time, since 1943 mainly escort ships


kruisridder

kruisridder m (plural kruisridders, diminutive kruisriddertje n)

kruisridders (plural)
kruisriddertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kruis (“cross”) + ridder (“knight”).

Een kruisridder droeg vaak een rood kruis op zijn harnas.

A crusader often wore a red cross on his armor.

De stad werd belegerd door de kruisridders.

De kruisridder nam deel aan vele veldslagen.

a crusader, a knight who participated in the crusades


tempelridder

tempelridder m (plural tempelridders, diminutive tempelriddertje n)

tempelridders (plural)
tempelriddertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tempel (“temple”) + ridder (“knight”). Tempel here refers to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

De tempelridder beschermde pelgrims op hun reis.

The Knight Templar protected pilgrims on their journey.

Er zijn veel legendes en mythen verbonden aan de tempelridders.

There are many legends and myths associated with the Knights Templar.

De tempelridder stond bekend om zijn strikte code en discipline.

The Knight Templar was known for its strict code and discipline.

a Knight Templar (knightly member of the Templar order)


Filistijn

Filistijn m (plural Filistijnen, diminutive Filistijntje n)

Filistijnen (plural)
Filistijntje (diminutive neuter)
filistijn (alternative)

(history) a Philistine, member of a Biblical non-Semitic people which subdued the Jews in Philistia (hence the name of present Palestine)

(figuratively) a philistine, barbarian, heathen


omwentelingslichaam

omwentelingslichaam n (plural omwentelingslichamen)

Compound of omwenteling + -s- + lichaam.

surface of revolution
surface of revolution


veeteelt

Afrikaans: veeteelt

→ West Frisian: feeteelt

Compound of vee (“livestock, cattle”) + teelt (“cultivation, breeding”).

compound

Veeteelt is een belangrijk onderdeel van de landbouw in dit gebied.

Husbandry is a significant part of agriculture in this area.

Hij volgde een cursus in veeteelt om meer te leren over het fokken van vee.

He took a course in husbandry to learn more about raising livestock.

Duurzame veeteelt wordt steeds belangrijker in de landbouwindustrie.

Sustainable livestock raising is becoming increasingly important in the agricultural industry.


Kazach

nl-noun

Kazach m (plural Kazachen, diminutive Kazachje n, feminine Kazachse)

Kazachen (plural)
Kazachje (diminutive neuter)
Kazachse (feminine)
Kazak (alternative)


fregatvogel

fregatvogel m (plural fregatvogels, diminutive fregatvogeltje n)

fregatvogels (plural)
fregatvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From fregat (“frigate”) + vogel (“bird”).

Fregata aquila
Fregata aquila#Translingual

a frigate bird, the species Fregata aquila or another rapacious seabird of the Fregatidae family


zeevogel

zeevogel m (plural zeevogels, diminutive zeevogeltje n)

zeevogels (plural)
zeevogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seevoël

Compound of zee (“sea”) + vogel (“bird”).

a seabird, one of any marine species of birds


Dalmatiër

Dalmatiër m (plural Dalmatiërs, diminutive Dalmatiërtje n)

Dalmatiërs (plural)
Dalmatiërtje (diminutive neuter)

an inhabitant of Dalmatia, an Adriatic coastal region, presently in Croatia

a member of the Dalmati, a people which lived there in Antiquity, before the Slavic immigration


tijgerhaai

tijgerhaai m (plural tijgerhaaien, diminutive tijgerhaaitje n)

tijgerhaaien (plural)
tijgerhaaitje (diminutive neuter)

Galeocerdo cuvier
Galeocerdo cuvier#Translingual


steenezel

steenezel m (plural steenezels, diminutive steenezeltje n)

steenezels (plural)
steenezeltje (diminutive neuter)

From steen (“stone”) + ezel (“ass, donkey”).

(derogatory) ass, stupid person, especially one who won't learn


inwoner

inwoner m (plural inwoners, diminutive inwonertje n, feminine inwoonster)

inwoners (plural)
inwonertje (diminutive neuter)
inwoonster (feminine)
inwoonder (alternative obsolete)

/ˈɪnˌʋoːnər/

From Middle Dutch inwoonre. Equivalent to inwonen + -er.


buurland

buurland n (plural buurlanden, diminutive buurlandje n)

buurlanden (plural)
buurlandje (diminutive neuter)


fittie

fittie m (plural fitties, diminutive fittietje n)

fitties (plural)
fittietje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo feti (“fight”), from English fight.

(Netherlands, slang) a fight, especially on social media


vazalstaat

vazalstaat m (plural vazalstaten, diminutive vazalstaatje n)

vazalstaten (plural)
vazalstaatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vazal (“vassal”) + staat (“state”).

a vassal state (state that is subject to another power)


koningschap

koningschap n (plural koningschappen, diminutive koningschapje n)

koningschappen (plural)
koningschapje (diminutive neuter)


Georgiër

Georgiër m (plural Georgiërs, diminutive Georgiërtje n, feminine Georgische)

Georgiërs (plural)
Georgiërtje (diminutive neuter)
Georgische (feminine)

Georgian (person from the country of Georgia)


anarchisme

anarchisme m (plural anarchismen or anarchismes, diminutive anarchismetje n)

anarchismen (plural)
anarchismes (plural)
anarchismetje (diminutive neuter)
anarchismus (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: anargisme

→ Indonesian: anarkisme

Borrowed from French anarchisme, from anarchie (“anarchy”) + -isme (“ism”); from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía, “anarchy, lack of a leader”), itself from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).


spaarzegel

nl-noun

spaarzegel m (plural spaarzegels, diminutive spaarzegeltje n)

spaarzegels (plural)
spaarzegeltje (diminutive neuter)

root of sparen 'to save' + zegel 'a stamp'

a saving-stamp, carrying a percentage of a savings coupon

a stamp used as proof that an installment was deposited in a financial scheme to save up


vingerring

vingerring m (plural vingerringen, diminutive vingerringetje n)

vingerringen (plural)
vingerringetje (diminutive neuter)

a finger ring, designed to be worn on a finger


biep

biep m (plural bieps or biepen, diminutive biepje n)

bieps (plural)
biepen (plural)
biepje (diminutive neuter)

Either borrowed from English beep or a recent parallel onomatopoeia.

a beep or bling, such sound, notably made as a signal by a beeper or any automatic - or control device


schudding

schudding f (plural schuddingen, diminutive schuddinkje n)

schuddingen (plural)
schuddinkje (diminutive neuter)

an instance or the action of shaking, trembling

a beating, hard enough to make the victim twitch in pain; figurative, a scolding


denkfout

denkfout f (plural denkfouten, diminutive denkfoutje n)

denkfouten (plural)
denkfoutje (diminutive neuter)


gevoel

Afrikaans: gevoel

Negerhollands: gevoel

Petjo: gevoel

→ Papiamentu: heful, eful

Ze kon haar gevoelens van vreugde en opwinding niet verbergen toen ze het goede nieuws hoorde.

She couldn't hide her feelings of joy and excitement when she heard the good news.

Hij is een man van weinig gevoel, en toont zelden emotie.

He is a man of little emotion, and rarely shows feelings.


theorema

theorema n (plural theorema's, diminutive theoremaatje n)

theorema's (plural)
theoremaatje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: téorèma

Borrowed from Latin theōrēma, from Ancient Greek θεώρημα (theṓrēma).


Assamees

an Assamese, inhabitant of the NE-Indian state Assam or the feudal realm it's named after

a member of the etno-cultural Assamese people


hondelijn

hondelijn f (plural hondelijnen, diminutive hondelijntje n)

hondelijnen (plural)
hondelijntje (diminutive neuter)


eikenboom

eikenboom m (plural eikenbomen, diminutive eikenboompje n)

eikenbomen (plural)
eikenboompje (diminutive neuter)
eikeboom (alternative)

Afrikaans: eikeboom


notenboom

notenboom m (plural notenbomen, diminutive notenboompje n)

notenbomen (plural)
notenboompje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: nœdebôm


klooien

From Middle Dutch clôyen (variant of clouwen), from Old Dutch *clōien (variant of *clouen), from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną; possibly related to klooi and a doublet of klauwen.


klooi

klooi m (plural klooien, diminutive klooitje n)

klooien (plural)
klooitje (diminutive neuter)

Lenited form of kloot (“bollock”). The verb klooien may be (un)related.


geflikflooi

(originally) Continuous flattery, sycophancy


waterhoen

waterhoen n (plural waterhoenen or waterhoenders, diminutive waterhoentje n)

waterhoenen (plural)
waterhoenders (plural)
waterhoentje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch waterhoen, from Old Dutch *watarhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *watarhōn, equivalent to water + hoen. Cognate with German Wasserhuhn (“coot”).

a moorhen; a bird of the genus Gallinula

Gallinula chloropus
Gallinula chloropus#Translingual

(particularly) the common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)


wonderkind

wonderkind n (plural wonderkinderen, diminutive wonderkindje n)

wonderkinderen (plural)
wonderkindje (diminutive neuter)

From wonder (“miracle”) + kind (“child”).

Die peuter van hiernaast is een wonderkind op de draailier.

That toddler next-door is a prodigy on the hurdy-gurdy.


acrylzuur

acrylzuur n (plural acrylzuren, diminutive acrylzuurtje n)

acrylzuren (plural)
acrylzuurtje (diminutive neuter)


zwavelzuur

Afrikaans: swaelsuur

→ Japanese: 硫酸 (ryūsan) (calque)

→ West Frisian: swevelsoer

Compound of zwavel (“sulfur”) + zuur (“acid”).

(chemistry) a sulfuric acid, an oxide of sulfur; notably:

an anhydride crystalline mass, sulfur's trioxide


puntmuts

puntmuts m or f (plural puntmutsen, diminutive puntmutsje n)

puntmutsen (plural)
puntmutsje (diminutive neuter)

From punt (“point, spike”) + muts (“cap”).


idealisme

idealisme n (plural idealismes, diminutive idealismetje n)

idealismes (plural)
idealismetje (diminutive neuter)
idealismus (alternative archaic)

→ Indonesian: idealisme

idealism (artistic movement, tradition or typology)


aarsmade

aarsmade f (plural aarsmaden, diminutive aarsmadetje n)

aarsmaden (plural)
aarsmadetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of aars (“arse, anus”) + made (“maggot”).

com+

The parasitic threadworm or pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis), which lives in human intestines.


kietelbeurt

nl-noun

kietelbeurt f or m (plural kietelbeurten, diminutive kietelbeurtje n)

kietelbeurten (plural)
kietelbeurtje (diminutive neuter)

From kietelen (“to tickle”) + beurt (“turn”).

"turn to be tickled", i.e. round of tickling


co-enzym

co-enzymen (plural)
coënzym (alternative)

Borrowed from English coenzyme. Equivalent to co- + enzym.


coënzym

coënzym n (plural coënzymen, diminutive coënzympje n)

coënzymen (plural)
coënzympje (diminutive neuter)


cursiefje

From cursief + -je, because those columns are usually printed in italic.

a small column (in a newspaper) about everyday situations


sjabrak

sjabrak f or n (plural sjabrakken, diminutive sjabrakje n)

sjabrakken (plural)
sjabrakje (diminutive neuter)
schabrak (alternative)

→ Papiamentu: shabrak, sjabrák

Borrowed from German Schabracke, Hungarian csáprág and Turkish čaprak.


schabrak

schabrak f or n (plural schabrakken, diminutive schabrakje n)

schabrakken (plural)
schabrakje (diminutive neuter)

(superseded) alternative form of sjabrak


storax

Ultimately from Latin storax, variant of styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).


micronatie

micronatie f (plural micronaties, diminutive micronatietje n)

micronaties (plural)
micronatietje (diminutive neuter)


ministaat

ministaat m (plural ministaten, diminutive ministaatje n)

ministaten (plural)
ministaatje (diminutive neuter)


herleving

herlevingen (plural)
heropleving (alternative)


simulatie

simulatie f (plural simulaties, diminutive simulatietje n)

simulaties (plural)
simulatietje (diminutive neuter)

From simuleren + -atie, from Latin simulō (“imitate”).


recommandatie

→ Indonesian: rekomendasi


sticht

From Middle Dutch sticht, from older stift. Compare German Stift.


gradatie

gradatie f (plural gradaties, diminutive gradatietje n)

gradaties (plural)
gradatietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: gradasi


redemptorist

redemptorist m (plural redemptoristen, diminutive redemptoristje n)

redemptoristen (plural)
redemptoristje (diminutive neuter)

From French Rédemptoriste, from Italian Redentorista, from redentore (“redeemer, savior”) (notably the Messiah, Christ; from Latin redēmptor, from redēmptus, perfect passive participle of redimō (“redeem, buy back”), itself from re- (“back; again”) + emō (“buy; gain, take, procure”)) + -ista (“-ist”).


monnikskap

monnikskap f (plural monnikskappen, diminutive monnikskapje n)

monnikskappen (plural)
monnikskapje (diminutive neuter)

From monnik (“monk”) + -s- + kap (“cap, hood”).

affix

(literally) A monk's hood, part of his habit.

Aconitum napellus
Aconitum napellus#Translingual

(botany) The herb known as monkshood, of genus Aconitum; particularly, the very toxic species Aconitum napellus and its ornamental cultivars.


naleven

From na (“after, subsequent to”) + leven (“life”), calque of German Nachleben.

com

a continued existence in a reduced form, a state of living on in a lesser form


kiesdistrict

nl-noun

kiesdistrict n (plural kiesdistricten, diminutive kiesdistrictje n)

kiesdistricten (plural)
kiesdistrictje (diminutive neuter)

From kiezen (“to chose, elect”) + district.

Elk land is verdeeld in verschillende kiesdistricten voor verkiezingsdoeleinden.

Each country is divided into different constituencies for electoral representation.

In welk kiesdistrict woon je en wie zijn de kandidaten daar?

In which constituency do you live, and who are the candidates there?

De grenzen van de kiesdistricten worden soms herzien om een eerlijke vertegenwoordiging te waarborgen.

The boundaries of the constituencies are sometimes revised to ensure fair representation.

Kiezers in elk kiesdistrict hebben de kans om hun stem uit te brengen tijdens de verkiezingen.

Voters in each constituency have the opportunity to cast their vote during the elections.

a constituency, a district for the purpose of electoral representation


lichaamstaal

lichaamstaal f (plural lichaamstalen, diminutive lichaamstaaltje n)

lichaamstalen (plural)
lichaamstaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From lichaam (“body”) + -s- + taal (“language”).


lichaamshouding

nl-noun

lichaamshouding f (plural lichaamshoudingen, diminutive lichaamshoudinkje n)

lichaamshoudingen (plural)
lichaamshoudinkje (diminutive neuter)

From lichaam (“body”) + houding (“position”).

Het atletische lichaam van de kat laat lichaamshoudingen toe, die voor mensen ondraaglijk zouden zijn.

The athletic body of the cat allows for poses that humans couldn't bear.

one's bearing, general physical attitude


kunstbeen

kunstbeen n (plural kunstbenen, diminutive kunstbeentje n)

kunstbenen (plural)
kunstbeentje (diminutive neuter)


tittel

tittel m (plural tittels, diminutive titteltje n)

tittels (plural)
titteltje (diminutive neuter)


Oekraïense

Oekraïense f (plural Oekraïensen, masculine Oekraïner)

Oekraïensen (plural)
Oekraïner (masculine)


voorronde

voorronde f or m (plural voorronden or voorrondes, diminutive voorrondetje n)

voorronden (plural)
voorrondes (plural)
voorrondetje (diminutive neuter)

UEFA Champions League 2005/06
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UEFA Champions League 2005–06
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gedaagde

From gedaagd, the past participle of dagen (“to summon (to court)”), from dag (“(session) day”).

a summoned person, be it a party, witness or other


dagge

dagge f (plural daggen, diminutive daggetje n)

daggen (plural)
daggetje (diminutive neuter)
dag (alternative)

From Middle Dutch dagge, either from French dague or Italian daga, both probably of Celtic origin, cognate with Breton dag, English dag (one etymology) and dagger.


dagge

dagge f (plural daggen, diminutive dagje n)

daggen (plural)
dagje (diminutive neuter)

alternative form of dag (“piece of rope; fastening line”)


veldofficier

veldofficier m (plural veldofficieren, diminutive veldofficiertje n)

veldofficieren (plural)
veldofficiertje (diminutive neuter)

* veld (“(battle) field”) + officier (“(para)military officer”)

compound

a field officer, ranking under general officers but above the lowest commissioned officers


vlegelsman

nl-noun

vlegelsman m (plural vlegelsmannen, diminutive vlegelsmannetje n)

vlegelsmannen (plural)
vlegelsmannetje (diminutive neuter)


Romaan

Romaan m (plural Romanen, diminutive Romaantje n)

Romanen (plural)
Romaantje (diminutive neuter)

Shortening of Rhetoromaan (cognate with etymology 1, French Rhéto-Roman).


verlening

verlening f (plural verleningen, diminutive verleninkje n)

verleningen (plural)
verleninkje (diminutive neuter)


foutenmarge

foutenmarge f or m (plural foutenmarges, diminutive foutenmargetje n)

foutenmarges (plural)
foutenmargetje (diminutive neuter)

(proscribed) alternative form of foutmarge (“margin of error”)


foutmarge

foutmarge f or m (plural foutmarges, diminutive foutmargetje n)

foutmarges (plural)
foutmargetje (diminutive neuter)


dienstrooster

dienstrooster n (plural dienstroosters, diminutive dienstroostertje n)

dienstroosters (plural)
dienstroostertje (diminutive neuter)


pachter

pachter m (plural pachters, diminutive pachtertje n)

pachters (plural)
pachtertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pachter. Equivalent to pachten + -er.


onderaannemer

onderaannemer m (plural onderaannemers, diminutive onderaannemertje n)

onderaannemers (plural)
onderaannemertje (diminutive neuter)


strottehoofd

strottehoofd n (plural strottehoofden, diminutive strottehoofdje n)

strottehoofden (plural)
strottehoofdje (diminutive neuter)


schoolbus

schoolbus m (plural schoolbussen, diminutive schoolbusje n)

schoolbussen (plural)
schoolbusje (diminutive neuter)

→ West Frisian: skoalbus

From school (“school”) + bus (“bus, coach, motor bus”), calque of English school bus.

compound

Mr. Khulman, die anders een schoolbus rijdt, gebruikt de laatste dagen een Ford vracht-auto daarvoor.

1923 March 29, “Ogilvie, Minn.”, in De Volksvriend, page 3:


schoolbus

nl-noun

schoolbus f (plural schoolbussen, diminutive schoolbusje n)

Compound of school (“school”) + bus (“box, tin”).

(archaic) a money box used for donating money to an education fund


pendelaar

pendelaar m (plural pendelaars, diminutive pendelaartje n)

pendelaars (plural)
pendelaartje (diminutive neuter)

person using a pendulum for divination or dowsing


forens

forens m (plural forensen or forenzen, diminutive forensje n)

forensen (plural)
forenzen (plural)
forensje (diminutive neuter)

Probably borrowed from German Forens, from Latin forēnsis (“of or pertaining to the market”).


exploitatie

nl-noun

exploitatie f (plural exploitaties, diminutive exploitatietje n)

exploitaties (plural)
exploitatietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: eksploitasi

Borrowed from French exploitation; equivalent to exploiteren + -atie.


spaarrekening

spaarrekening f (plural spaarrekeningen, diminutive spaarrekeningetje n)

spaarrekeningen (plural)
spaarrekeningetje (diminutive neuter)

From sparen (“to save”) + rekening (“account”).


marginaal

nl-noun

marginaal m (plural marginalen, diminutive marginaaltje n)

marginalen (plural)
marginaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From French marginal, from Medieval Latin marginalis, itself from Latin margō (“edge”) (from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”)) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, marge + -aal.


speelstad

nl-noun

speelstad f or m (plural speelsteden, diminutive speelstadje n)

speelsteden (plural)
speelstadje (diminutive neuter)

From spelen (“to play”) + stad (“town, city”).


warboel

nl-noun

warboel m (plural warboelen, diminutive warboeltje n)

warboelen (plural)
warboeltje (diminutive neuter)


inlegzool

inlegzool f or m (plural inlegzolen, diminutive inlegzooltje n)

inlegzolen (plural)
inlegzooltje (diminutive neuter)

extra sole to go inside a shoe (against smell or to make it fit)


jazzzanger

jazzzanger m (plural jazzzangers, diminutive jazzzangertje n, feminine jazzzangeres)

jazzzangers (plural)
jazzzangertje (diminutive neuter)
jazzzangeres (feminine)

/ˈdʒɛzˌzɑ.ŋər/


jazzzangeres

jazzzangeres f (plural jazzzangeressen, diminutive jazzzangerestje n, masculine jazzzanger)

jazzzangeressen (plural)
jazzzangerestje (diminutive neuter)
jazzzanger (masculine)


jazz-zanger

jazz-zanger m (plural jazz-zangers, diminutive jazz-zangertje n)

jazz-zangers (plural)
jazz-zangertje (diminutive neuter)


zigeunerfamilie

zigeunerfamilie f (plural zigeunerfamilies, diminutive zigeunerfamilietje n)

zigeunerfamilies (plural)
zigeunerfamilietje (diminutive neuter)


vierkantswortel

vierkantswortel m (plural vierkantswortels, diminutive vierkantsworteltje n)

vierkantswortels (plural)
vierkantsworteltje (diminutive neuter)

From vierkant (“square”) + -s- + wortel (“root”).

affix

Coordinate term: kubiekwortel


regelmaat

nl-noun

regelmaat f (plural regelmaten, diminutive regelmaatje n)

regelmaten (plural)
regelmaatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of regel (“rule”) + maat (“measure”).


Parijse

Parijse f (plural Parijsen, masculine Parijzenaar)

Parijsen (plural)
Parijzenaar (masculine)


combinatie

combinatie f (plural combinaties, diminutive combinatietje n)

combinaties (plural)
combinatietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kombinasie

→ Indonesian: kombinasi

Borrowed from French combination, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, equivalent to combineren + -atie.

the act, process or outcome of combining

a set-up of a truck and one or more trailers

combination
a series of moves in martial arts


roepnaam

roepnaam m (plural roepnamen, diminutive roepnaampje n)

roepnamen (plural)
roepnaampje (diminutive neuter)

usual given name (i.e. by which one is usually called)


vlooien

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


verbintenis

nl-noun

verbintenis f (plural verbintenissen, diminutive verbintenisje n)

verbintenissen (plural)
verbintenisje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch verbintenisse. Equivalent to verbinden + -nis.

Ik voel geen diepe verbintenis met vreemdelingen online.

I feel no deep connection with strangers online.

connection, relationship, particularly in an emotional sense


losbol

losbol m (plural losbollen, diminutive losbolletje n)

losbollen (plural)
losbolletje (diminutive neuter)

From los (“loose”) + bol (“ball, head”).

rake (a man habituated to immoral conduct)


grootvorstin

grootvorstin f (plural grootvorstinnen, diminutive grootvorstinnetje n)

grootvorstinnen (plural)
grootvorstinnetje (diminutive neuter)


variabiliteit

variabiliteit f (plural variabiliteiten)

From French variabilité, from Latin variābilitas, from variābilis (“variable”); equivalent to variabel + -iteit.

the quality variability:
the ability to vary

a tendency to change; inconstancy, unreliability


zeepboom

zeepboom m (plural zeepbomen, diminutive zeepboompje n)

zeepbomen (plural)
zeepboompje (diminutive neuter)

(botany) a soapberry tree, of genus Sapindus


lexicograaf

lexicograaf m (plural lexicografen, diminutive lexicograafje n)

lexicografen (plural)
lexicograafje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek λεξικογράφος (lexikográphos). Equivalent to lexicon + -graaf. Cognate with English lexicographer, German Lexikograf, French lexicographe.

der

λεξικογράφος

a lexicographer: (co-)author of a lexicon, practitioner of lexicography


homeopathietje

nl-noun-dim

homeopathietje n (plural homeopathietjes)


stokslag

nl-noun

stokslag m (plural stokslagen, diminutive stokslagje n)

stokslagen (plural)
stokslagje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stok (“stick, e.g. cane”) + slag (“hit, stroke”).

compound

For lack of a current specific word for caning, that is generally rendered by the plural stokslagen, with or without some reference to number or (vaguer) multiplicity

a cane stroke or hit with another type of stick, such as hickory or even a clubber


janhagel

nl-noun

janhagel n or m (plural janhagels, diminutive janhageltje n)

janhagels (plural)
janhageltje (diminutive neuter)

(neuter, uncountable, collective) the common man:

the common man:
Joe Average; Tom, Dick and Harry

the common man:
the mob, rabble; especially sailors

(masculine) a sheet-shaped, primitive type of pastry, made from a baked mass of dough balls


lelijk eendje

lelijk eendje n (plural lelijke eendjes)


gokschuld

gokschuld f (plural gokschulden, diminutive gokschuldje n)

gokschulden (plural)
gokschuldje (diminutive neuter)

From gokken (“to gamble”) + schuld (“debt”).

(mostly in the plural: gokschulden) A gambling debt


goktent

goktent f (plural goktenten, diminutive goktentje n)

goktenten (plural)
goktentje (diminutive neuter)

From gokken (“to gamble”) + tent (“a tent, joint”).

compound

a gambling joint, smaller or less mundane then a casino


kontekletser

nl-noun

kontekletser m (plural kontekletsers, diminutive kontekletsertje n)

kontekletsers (plural)
kontekletsertje (diminutive neuter)

From kont (“butt”) + kletser (“smacker”).

De Gazon was fijn uitgeklopt: met 'en ‘kontekletser’ die zwart, dan groene en wederom zwart geworden was van 't koolstof;

1933, K. de Wolf, “Van 't leventje op 't Sin Zilles'”, in Biekorf, volume 39, number 6, Brugge: A. van Poelvoorde, page 173:

De Gazon was nicely dusted off: with long coattails that had turned black, then green, then black again from the soot;

De knotsdragers waren ouderwets gekleed met tuithoed, kontekletser, korte zijden broek, zijden kousen en balsluffertjes met gespen, en alletwee gebrild gelijk de Koning.

1971, Gaston Pieter Baert, Kunst- en oudheidkundige kring Deinze: Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis der stad Deinze en van het land Leie en Schelde, number 38, page 156:

The [ceremonial] clubbearers were dressed old-fashioned in tricorn hats, long coat-tails, short silk trousers, silk stockings, and ballroom slippers with buckles, and both bespectacled just like the King.

Zijn lange jas, ongeveer model kontekletser, had zilveren knopen.

1984 July, Octaaf van Kamp, “Jeugdherinneringen: Pastoor Van Looy”, in De Poemp, number 9, page 3, column 2:

His long coat, approximately of the type 'buttsmacker' had silver buttons.

a fairly long, usually split coattail which tends to tap the wearer's bottom; hence, tails, a tuxedo


kontkletsertje

nl-noun-dim

kontkletsertje n (plural kontkletsertjes)


wijnhandelaar

nl-noun

wijnhandelaar m (plural wijnhandelaars, diminutive wijnhandelaartje n)

wijnhandelaars (plural)
wijnhandelaartje (diminutive neuter)

De wijnhandelaar heeft een breed scala aan wijnen uit verschillende regio's.

The wine trader has a wide range of wines from different regions.

De lokale wijnhandelaar organiseert proeverijen om zijn klanten kennis te laten maken met nieuwe wijnen.

The local wine trader organizes tastings to introduce his customers to new wines.

De familie heeft al generaties lang als wijnhandelaars gewerkt.

The family has been working as wine traders for generations.


doodbidder

doodbidder m (plural doodbidders, diminutive doodbiddertje n)

doodbidders (plural)
doodbiddertje (diminutive neuter)

undertaker's man (who comes to collect dead bodies)


dichtbundel

dichtbundel m (plural dichtbundels, diminutive dichtbundeltje n)

dichtbundels (plural)
dichtbundeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dicht (“poem”) + bundel (“bundle, collection”).


plooi

nl-noun

plooi f or m (plural plooien, diminutive plooitje n)

plooien (plural)
plooitje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: ploi, plooi

→ Sranan Tongo: ploi


plooien

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


grimlach

nl-noun

grimlach m (plural grimlachen, diminutive grimlachje n)

grimlachen (plural)
grimlachje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of grimmen (“to grim, to grimace”) + lach (“smile”). Subsequently reanalysed as grimmig or grim (“grim”) + lach (“smile”).

com

1814, Adriaan Pieterszoon Loosjes, Het leven van Hillegonda Buisman: eene Hollandsche familie geschiedenis uit de zeventiende eeuw, vol. 2, A. Pz. Loosjes (selfpubl.), 38.
Tusſchen beide ziet men wel eens een grimlachje bij zulke zwijgende perſonen, maar men weet naauwelijks of dat goedkeuring dan beſpotting beteekent.

In both cases a subtle grim smirk is sometimes seen on the face of those silent people, but it is nigh impossible to know whether that indicates approval or scorn.


zandzak

nl-noun

zandzak m (plural zandzakken, diminutive zandzakje n)

zandzakken (plural)
zandzakje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: samsak

Compound of zand (“sand”) + zak (“bag”).


borstbeeld

borstbeeld n (plural borstbeelden, diminutive borstbeeldje n)

borstbeelden (plural)
borstbeeldje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of borst (“chest”) + beeld (“statue”).

bust (a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders)


mystificatie

mystificatie f (plural mystificaties, diminutive mystificatietje n)

mystificaties (plural)
mystificatietje (diminutive neuter)

(literature) mystification (deception about the provenance of a certain piece of literature)


depressiviteit

depressiviteit f (plural depressiviteiten)


milieuvervuiling

From milieu (“environment”) + vervuiling (“pollution”).

compound

a case of, or the phenomenon, environmental pollution


pieken

From French pic (“sharp point or spike”) (possibly from Latin picus (“woodpecker”)) and/or pique, its descendant via piquer (“to pick, sting, stab”)); the verb may, in some senses, derive from cognate synonym pikken (“to pick, hack”).


knikker

nl-noun

knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)

knikkers (plural)
knikkertje (diminutive neuter)

→ French: canique
→ Spanish: canica

→ Javanese: ꦏꦼꦤꦺꦏꦼꦂ (kenèker), ꦤꦺꦏꦼꦂ (nèker)

→ Musi: ékar

→ Papiamentu: kiniki, ninichi

From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative

various similarly shaped objects, including:

(humorous) a head, especially a bald skull (typically in kale knikker)

(metonymic) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.


knikker

From Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er.


dolheid

nl-noun

dolheid f (plural dolheden, diminutive dolheidje n)

dolheden (plural)
dolheidje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch dulheit. Equivalent to dol (“crazy; mad, insane”) + -heid (“-ness”).

suffix

any strong, even excessive emotional state:

(Nick)name of various diseases which cause excessive behavior such as rage


kerkganger

nl-noun

kerkganger m (plural kerkgangers, diminutive kerkgangertje n, feminine kerkgangster)

kerkgangers (plural)
kerkgangertje (diminutive neuter)
kerkgangster (feminine)


bedstee

bedstee f or m (plural bedsteden or bedstedes, diminutive bedsteetje n)

bedsteden (plural)
bedstedes (plural)
bedsteetje (diminutive neuter)
bedstede (alternative)

From Middle Dutch beddestat. Equivalent to bed (“bed”) + stee (“place, stead”).


bedstede

bedstede f (plural bedsteden or bedstedes, diminutive bedstedetje n)

bedsteden (plural)
bedstedes (plural)
bedstedetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch beddestat. Equivalent to bed + stede.


biograaf

biograaf m (plural biografen, diminutive biograafje n)

biografen (plural)
biograafje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: biograaf

Likely borrowed from French biographe. Equivalent to bio- + -graaf.


ril

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1835, Fridrich Arends, Natuurkundige geschiedenis van de kusten der Noordzee, vol. I, tr. from German, W. van Boekeren (publ.), page 194. De kust-rivieren en beken, als ook de rillen of rijten en kleinere stroomen, zullen insgelijks door dergelijke dijken een eind opwaarts beperkt zijn geworden; […]

1975, Rijksinstituut voor Onderzoek in de Bos- en Landschapsbouw De Dorschkamp, Uitvoerig verslag, page 202.
Een andere mogelijkheid hiervoor is dat het zaad door windturbulentie in de vore terecht komt en niet op de ril.

(dialectal) ridge or eminence between two depressions or grooves


lieger

lieger m (plural liegers, diminutive liegertje n)

liegers (plural)
liegertje (diminutive neuter)


binnenzak

binnenzak m (plural binnenzakken, diminutive binnenzakje n)

binnenzakken (plural)
binnenzakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of binnen (“inner, interior, inside”) + zak (“bag, pocket”).


handschrift

nl-noun

handschrift n (plural handschriften, diminutive handschriftje n)

handschriften (plural)
handschriftje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch hantschrift (“autograph”). Equivalent to hand + schrift.

Coordinate term: boekschrift


krachtpatser

krachtpatser m (plural krachtpatsers, diminutive krachtpatsertje n)

krachtpatsers (plural)
krachtpatsertje (diminutive neuter)

From kracht (“power, strength, force”) + patser (“show-off, macho”).


schillen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


zakmes

nl-noun

zakmes n (plural zakmessen, diminutive zakmesje n)

zakmessen (plural)
zakmesje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sakmes


ziggoerat

ziggoerats (plural)
zikkoerat (alternative)


Sumeriër

Sumeriër m (plural Sumeriërs, diminutive Sumeriërtje n)

Sumeriërs (plural)
Sumeriërtje (diminutive neuter)


kiesrecht

kiesrecht n (plural kiesrechten, diminutive kiesrechtje n)

kiesrechten (plural)
kiesrechtje (diminutive neuter)

From kiezen (“to choose, to vote”) + recht (“right”).

compound

the legislation governing the electoral process


zoonlief

Compound of zoon (“son”) + lief (“dear, beloved”).

a parent's beloved son; sonny boy (frequently used ironically)


adoptiefzoon

nl-noun

adoptiefzoon m (plural adoptiefzonen or adoptiefzoons, diminutive adoptiefzoontje n)

adoptiefzonen (plural)
adoptiefzoons (plural)
adoptiefzoontje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of adoptief (“adoptive”) + zoon (“son”).


geadopteerde

geadopteerde m or f (plural geadopteerden)


adoptieouder

adoptieouder m (plural adoptieouders, diminutive adoptieoudertje n)

adoptieouders (plural)
adoptieoudertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of adoptie (“adoption”) + ouder (“parent”).


ouderschap

ouderschap n (plural ouderschappen, diminutive ouderschapje n)

ouderschappen (plural)
ouderschapje (diminutive neuter)

From ouder (“parent”) + -schap (“-ship, -hood”).


ouderplicht

nl-noun

ouderplicht f (plural ouderplichten, diminutive ouderplichtje n)

ouderplichten (plural)
ouderplichtje (diminutive neuter)

From ouder (“parent”) + plicht (“duty”).


schuifdak

schuifdak n (plural schuifdaken, diminutive schuifdakje n)

schuifdaken (plural)
schuifdakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of schuiven (“to shove, slide”) + dak (“roof”).

compound

a retractable roof, as to cover an open-air sports field in bad weather


gojims

From Yiddish גוייִם (goyem, “gentiles”); see goj for more.


gojim

From Hebrew (goyim), plural of (goy) 'people, nation' (Mishnaic & modern also 'gentile'; cognate with German Goi, English and French goy).


goj

nl-noun

goj m (plural gojim or gojims, diminutive gojtje n)

gojim (plural)
gojims (plural)
gojtje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish גוי (goy), from Hebrew גוי (“nation”).

(Judaism) a goy, gentile in the Jewish sense of ethnic non-Jew


grootvorst

grootvorst m (plural grootvorsten, diminutive grootvorstje n, feminine grootvorstin)

grootvorsten (plural)
grootvorstje (diminutive neuter)
grootvorstin (feminine)

From groot (“big, great, grand”) + vorst (“prince, ruler”), probably a calque of German Großfürst, from Russian вели́кий князь (velíkij knjazʹ).

der

вели́кий князь

(literally) any great ruler, as of a mighty empire

(figuratively) a master, champion in some discipline


exter

nl-noun

exter m (plural exters, diminutive extertje n)

exters (plural)
extertje (diminutive neuter)


ezelsoor

ezelsoor n (plural ezelsoren, diminutive ezelsoortje n)

ezelsoren (plural)
ezelsoortje (diminutive neuter)

From ezel (“donkey, ass”) + -s- (genitive interfix) + oor (“ear; handle”). The sense “dog-ear” is a calque of German Eselsohr.


bikkel

nl-noun

bikkel m (plural bikkels, diminutive bikkeltje n)

bikkels (plural)
bikkeltje (diminutive neuter)
pikkel (alternative)

→ Indonesian: bekel

From Middle Dutch pickel, *bickel, formed from picken, bicken (modern pikken and bikken).
Cognate with German Bickel, older form of Pickel.

such a bone (often worked and) used as in a dice-like game of chance

any artificial, similar throwing device; a die


kardinaalschap

kardinaalschap n (plural kardinaalschappen)

a cardinalate, dignity and office of cardinal

(absolute use, with definite article, het kardinalschap) the cardinalate, the collective of Roman Catholic cardinals comprising the consistory


stationsroman

stationsroman m (plural stationsromans, diminutive stationsromannetje n)

stationsromans (plural)
stationsromannetje (diminutive neuter)

From station (“(railway) station”) + -s- + roman (“novel”).

affix

a light novel without literary ambition, strictly for entertainment, usually romantic and/or adventurous, often chosen as a pastime by travelers


stamhoofd

nl-noun

stamhoofd n (plural stamhoofden, diminutive stamhoofdje n)

stamhoofden (plural)
stamhoofdje (diminutive neuter)

From stam (“tribe”) + hoofd (“head, chief, leader”), calque of German Stammhaupt.


stamoudste

Equivalent to stam (“tribe”) + oudste (“elder (from the superlative of oud (“old, senior”))”)

elder (from the superlative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">oud</i> (“old, senior”))

a tribal elder, senior tribesman by age and/or rank, typically member of a tribal council which may counsel or even supervise the tribal chief(s)


intensivist

(medicine) an intensivist, an intensive-care doctor


intensive care

nl-noun

intensive care m (plural intensive cares)

Unadapted borrowing from English intensive care.

ubor

(medicine, countable) intensive care unit, ICU


kraanman

nl-noun

kraanman m (plural kraanmannen, diminutive kraanmannetje n)

kraanmannen (plural)
kraanmannetje (diminutive neuter)


verbrandingskamer

verbrandingskamer f (plural verbrandingskamers, diminutive verbrandingskamertje n)

verbrandingskamers (plural)
verbrandingskamertje (diminutive neuter)

From verbranding (“combustion”) + kamer (“room, chamber”).


goudzoeker

nl-noun

goudzoeker m (plural goudzoekers, diminutive goudzoekertje n)

goudzoekers (plural)
goudzoekertje (diminutive neuter)


goudmijn

goudmijn f (plural goudmijnen, diminutive goudmijntje n)

goudmijnen (plural)
goudmijntje (diminutive neuter)

(literally) goldmine (mine where gold ore is extracted)

(figuratively) goldmine (source of rich, easy profit)


goudkoorts

goudkoorts m or f (uncountable, diminutive goudkoortsje n)

From goud (“gold”) + koorts (“fever, disease”). First attested in the 18th century.

compound

Zelfs kondigde de uitgever van het Californian dagblad de staking der uitgave aan, aangezien de goudkoorts hem alle lezers ontnam.

1849 January 6, “Engelsche Post”, in Algemeen Handelsblad, number 5340, page 1:

The publisher of the Californian daily even announced an end to publication, for the gold fever deprived him of all his readers.

a gold fever, gold rush; obsessional search for gold ore

1783, F. C. Hulsenkamp, De Hollandsche magnesia alba, beschouwd en bewerkt, publ. by Pieter Hayman, page x.
Trouwens hy is het niet alleen, die met deeze alledaagſche goudkoorts behebd is.

Besides he isn't the only one who has been infected with this ordinary lust for profit.

(figuratively) an excessive lust for profit


koortslijder

nl-noun

koortslijder m (plural koortslijders, diminutive koortslijdertje n)

koortslijders (plural)
koortslijdertje (diminutive neuter)

(figuratively) someone in a feverish hurry


bakstenen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tronk

nl-noun

tronk m (plural tronken, diminutive tronkje n)

tronken (plural)
tronkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch tronc (“trunk”), from Old French tronc (“trunk”), from Latin truncus (“trunk”).


tronk

desctree

Afrikaans: tronk
→ English: tronk
→ Kwanyama: ondolonggo

Borrowed from Portuguese tronco (“block, prison, trunk”), from Latin truncus (“trunk”).

bor

(obsolete, Dutch East Indies, Cape Peninsula) prison, dungeon, stocks

Dutch East Indies; Cape Peninsula; Dutch East Indies; Cape Peninsula


radja

nl-noun

radja m (plural radja's, diminutive radjaatje n)

radja's (plural)
radjaatje (diminutive neuter)
radjah (alternative)
raja (alternative)

Via an Indonesian language from Hindi राजा (rājā), from Sanskrit राज (rāja), cognate with Latin rex, etc.

the Hindu princely title rajah, in various meanings, yet often rendered as king


echtman

echtman m (plural echtmannen or echtelieden, diminutive echtmannetje n)

echtmannen (plural)
echtelieden (plural)
echtmannetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of echt (“(the bond of) marriage”) + man.

pl, m the Archaic plural echtelieden (unlike -mannen, which clearly suggests males) now actually applies to both sexes (used grammatically neutral), meaning spouses or married people


rijkaard

rijkaard m (plural rijkaarden or rijkaards, diminutive rijkaardje n)

rijkaarden (plural)
rijkaards (plural)
rijkaardje (diminutive neuter)
rijkaart (alternative)
rijkerd (alternative)
rijkert (alternative)

From rijk (“rich”) + -aard (“-er”). Parallel to French richard.


janmaat

janmaat m (plural janmaats, diminutive janmaatje n)

janmaats (plural)
janmaatje (diminutive neuter)

Jan 'John' (extremely common Christian name) + maat '(ship) mate, sailor'

used collectively for the sailing/nautical community


koksmaat

koksmaat m (plural koksmaats or koksmaten, diminutive koksmaatje n)

koksmaats (plural)
koksmaten (plural)
koksmaatje (diminutive neuter)

From kok (“cook”) + -s- + maat (“mate, helper”).

affix

(mainly nautical) A cook's mate, a kitchenhand aboard


landras

From land + ras, probably a calque of German Landrasse.

a landrace (traditional local variety of domesticated animal or plant)


bedoeïen

nl-noun

bedoeïen m (plural bedoeïenen, diminutive bedoeïentje n)

bedoeïenen (plural)
bedoeïentje (diminutive neuter)

From French béduin, from Arabic بَدَوِيُّون (badawiyyūn), plural form of بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy); see bedouin for more.

a bedouin, member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe


waterdrager

waterdrager m (plural waterdragers, diminutive waterdragertje n)

waterdragers (plural)
waterdragertje (diminutive neuter)

water bearer; servant etc. who carries water for others (troops, workers...) to drink or wash with

flunky; humble and slavish follower, employee, sportsman who plays in function of the team stars etc.


veulengeld

* veulen (“foal”) + geld (“money, payment”)

compound

the sum due to the equine stud's owner after the birth of a foal it sired


trouvère

nl-noun

trouvère m (plural trouvères, diminutive trouvèretje n)

trouvères (plural)
trouvèretje (diminutive neuter)


uurrooster

uurrooster n (plural uurroosters, diminutive uurroostertje n)

uurroosters (plural)
uurroostertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of uur (“hour”) + rooster (“roster, timetable”).

com+

a roster, timetable spelling out who does/have what activity when


faillissement

nl-noun

faillissement n (plural faillissementen, diminutive faillissementje n)

faillissementen (plural)
faillissementje (diminutive neuter)

From earlier faillement, from Middle French faillement, from faillir (“to fail, go bankrupt”). The insertion of -iss- happened in Dutch as a hyperforeignism, and is not found in the French word.

(figuratively) the demise, the undoing of something or someone


stadjer

Genetive of stad 'city', hence meaning 'from the city'.

an inhabitant of the city of Groningen, the Netherlands


hiëroglief

hiëroglief c (plural hiërogliefen, diminutive hiërogliefje n)

hiërogliefen (plural)
hiërogliefje (diminutive neuter)


maalsteen

maalsteen m (plural maalstenen, diminutive maalsteentje n)

maalstenen (plural)
maalsteentje (diminutive neuter)


molensteen

molensteen m (plural molenstenen, diminutive molensteentje n)

molenstenen (plural)
molensteentje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: molasteen

From Middle Dutch molensteen. Equivalent to molen + steen.


wastafel

wastafel f (plural wastafels, diminutive wastafeltje n)

wastafels (plural)
wastafeltje (diminutive neuter)
waschtafel (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: wastafel

→ Indonesian: wastafel


damassé

damassé n (plural damassés, diminutive damasseetje n)

damassés (plural)
damasseetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French damassé, past participle of damasser (“to make (like) damask”), from damas (“damask”).

(rare). The fabric damassé, which is woven figured like damask


vlijm

vlijm f or m or n (plural vlijmen, diminutive vlijmpje n)

vlijmen (plural)
vlijmpje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vlym

From Middle Dutch vlîme, vlieme, from older *vlît(e)me, *vliet(e)me, from Latin phlebotomus, from Ancient Greek φλεβότομος (phlebótomos). Cognate with Old High German fliodema (modern Fliete), Middle Low German vlêteme, Old English flītme, Old French flieme (English fleam).

a scalpel (sharp small knife with single 3-5 cm long cutting surface as used for surgery)

a fleam or lancet (sharp instrument with two-sided, 1-3 mm long cutting surface, as used to open a vein for taking blood sample)

(figuratively, rare) any sharp or poignant organ, such as a tooth or snake's tongue


damast

Negerhollands: damast

→ Indonesian: damas (“damask”)

From Middle Dutch damst, from Middle French damas or Italian damasto, named after Damascus, the Syrian city it originates from.

a similarly decorative, 'floral' pattern, notably made on finely worked metal using mordant chemicals


damasten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


toonbeeld

nl-noun

toonbeeld n (plural toonbeelden, diminutive toonbeeldje n)

toonbeelden (plural)
toonbeeldje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: toonbeeld

Compound of tonen (“to show”) + beeld (“image”).

a paragon, model, example to be followed or imitated

an imitation, reflection, sample, illustration


begrafenisondernemer

begrafenisondernemer m (plural begrafenisondernemers, diminutive begrafenisondernemertje n)

begrafenisondernemers (plural)
begrafenisondernemertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of begrafenis (“burial, funeral”) + ondernemer (“entrepreneur”).

com

Een kastelein uit Rotterdam had Mexicaansche bewijzen ter markt gebragt en daarvan zelfs in eens eene hoeveelheid van 260 verkocht aan een veehandelaar en buitendien ook aan een aanspreker, tevens begrafenisondernemer. Deze verkocht daarvan op zijne beurt een 25tal aan een broodbakker, die, even als een paar commissionairs in koloniale waren, tegen het koopen van deze stukken werd gewaarschuwd door een winkelier in ijzerwaren, waarvan het gevolg was, dat de laatste in het openbaar door de eerste koopers daarover aangesproken werd en zich bij die gelegenheid woorden liet ontvallen, die, waarschijnlijk vergroot overgebragt, aanleiding gaven tot eene plainte wegens laster.

1867 May 2, “Binnenlandsche berigten”, in Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant, volume 44, number 52, page 2:


superheld

nl-noun

superheld m (plural superhelden, diminutive superheldje n, feminine superheldin)

superhelden (plural)
superheldje (diminutive neuter)
superheldin (feminine)

From super- + held, calque of English superhero.


mehari

Borrowed from French méhari, from Arabic مَهَارٍ (mahārin).


brandstapel

brandstapel m (plural brandstapels, diminutive brandstapeltje n)

brandstapels (plural)
brandstapeltje (diminutive neuter)

(metonymic) burning at the stake as a method of execution


sluikstort

sluikstort n or m (plural sluikstorten, diminutive sluikstortje n)

sluikstorten (plural)
sluikstortje (diminutive neuter)

From sluiken (“smuggle”) + stort (“dump”).


sluikstorten

From sluiken (“smuggle”) + storten (“to dump”).


Surinamer

nl-noun

Surinamer m (plural Surinamers, diminutive Surinamertje n, feminine Surinaamse)

Surinamers (plural)
Surinamertje (diminutive neuter)
Surinaamse (feminine)


dromer

dromer m (plural dromers, diminutive dromertje n)

dromers (plural)
dromertje (diminutive neuter)
droomer (alternative)

From Middle Dutch drômere. Equivalent to dromen + -er.

a dreamy person, focused especially on dreaming, even at the expense of reality

(obsolete) a seer who sees visions in dreams


peulschil

peulschil f (plural peulschillen, diminutive peulschilletje n)

peulschillen (plural)
peulschilletje (diminutive neuter)


akkefietje

akkefietjes (plural)
akefietje (alternative)
akevietje (alternative obsolete)
akkevietje (alternative obsolete)

First attested in the 1830s. Apparently a diminutive in -je or -tje. The first part might be borrowed from West Frisian akkefyt (“chore”), but the further origin is uncertain. The usual explanation connects it with Latin aqua vitae (“liquor, especially spice-flavored”); compare Norwegian akevitt, German Aquavit etc. However, the semantic development remains open to conjecture. An alternative theory derives it from a corrupted or enhanced form of officie (or West Frisian offysje, affysje), from Latin officium (“duty”). Finally it has been speculated to be from *akefi, a supposed expression of disgust; compare akelig (“loathsome”) and fi (“ugh, fie”).

der

a minor problem, something that went wrong