centaurie

From Medieval Latin centaurēa; compare English centaury.

a knapweed, starthistle, centaury; any plant of the genus Centaurea


stalkruid

From stallen (“(of horses) to piss”) + kruid (“herb”). Ononis spinosa is said to have diuretic properties.

compound

a restharrow, any plant of the genus Ononis, particularly Ononis spinosa


kruipend stalkruid

Literally, “creeping restharrow”; the plant tends to grow close to the ground instead of vertically upwards.

common restharrow, Ononis repens syn. Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens syn. Ononis spinosa subsp. repens


minjan

nl-noun

minjan n or m (plural minjaniem or minjans, diminutive minjannetje n)

minjaniem (plural)
minjans (plural)
minjannetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán). Doublet of minje.


kattendoorn

kattendoorn m (plural kattendoorns, diminutive kattendoorntje n)

kattendoorns (plural)
kattendoorntje (diminutive neuter)
kattedoorn (alternative)

From kat (“cat”) + -en- + doorn (“thorn”).

spiny restharrow, Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa


kattenstaart

kattenstaart m (plural kattenstaarten, diminutive kattenstaartje n)

kattenstaarten (plural)
kattenstaartje (diminutive neuter)
kattestaart (alternative)

From paard (“horse”) + -en- + staart (“tail”).

af

(botany) a loosestrife, any plant of the genus Lythrum


grote kattenstaart

nl-noun

grote kattenstaart m (plural grote kattenstaarten, diminutive groot kattenstaartje n)

grote kattenstaarten (plural)
groot kattenstaartje (diminutive neuter)
grote kattestaart (alternative)

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria#Translingual


kleine kattenstaart

kleine kattenstaart m (plural kleine kattenstaarten, diminutive klein kattenstaartje n)

kleine kattenstaarten (plural)
klein kattenstaartje (diminutive neuter)
kleine kattestaart (alternative)

hyssop loosestrife (Lythrum hyssopifolia)


noaberschap

Borrowed from Dutch Low Saxon; cognate of nabuurschap.

noaberschop (alternative)
noaberskop (alternative)

the quality or virtue of neighbourliness, particularly when regarded as a specific cultural trait of the rural inhabitants of the eastern (Low Saxon) Netherlands


slaapkamergeluk

From slaapkamer (“bedroom”) + geluk (“joy, happiness”).

compound

Soleirolia soleirolii
Soleirolia soleirolii#Translingual

baby's tears, mother of thousands (Soleirolia soleirolii)


poffertjesporem

nl-noun

poffertjesporem n (plural poffertjesporems, diminutive poffertjesporempje n)

poffertjesporems (plural)
poffertjesporempje (diminutive neuter)

From poffertje (“small pancake”) + -s- + porem (“face, punim”).

af

De puistjes maakten mijn puberale poffertjesporem er niet aantrekkelijker op.

The pimples didn't make my teenage butterface any more attractive.


wilde wingerd

nl-noun

wilde wingerd m (plural wilde wingerden or wilde wingerds, diminutive wild wingerdje n)

wilde wingerden (plural)
wilde wingerds (plural)
wild wingerdje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “wild grapevine”; these plants are closely related to grapevines and their leaves also resemble vine leaves.

a creeper, any plant of genus Parthenocissus


vijfvingerkruid

From vijf (“five”) + vinger (“finger”) + kruid (“herb”); the leaves are fivefold (see image), as is reflected in its English names cinquefoil and five-fingers.

compound

Potentilla reptans
Potentilla reptans#Translingual

creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)


zeebies

nl-noun

zeebies f (plural zeebiezen, diminutive zeebiesje n)

zeebiezen (plural)
zeebiesje (diminutive neuter)

From zee (“sea”) + bies (“sedge, bulrush, clubrush”).

compound

synonym of heen (“Bolboschoenus maritimus”)


zeewolfsmelk

Compound of zee (“sea”) + wolfsmelk (“spurge”); the plant grows in sandy dunes near the sea.


zeedistel

nl-noun

zeedistel m (plural zeedistels, diminutive zeedisteltje n)

zeedistels (plural)
zeedisteltje (diminutive neuter)

From zee (“sea”) + distel (“thistle”); the plant grows in the dunes near the sea.

synonym of blauwe zeedistel (“sea holly, Eryngium maritimum”)


cipreswolfsmelk

From cipres (“cypress”) + wolfsmelk (“spurge”).


geschiktheid

From geschikt (“suitable, appropriate”) + -heid.

af

suitability, appropriateness, fittingness, adequacy


arbeidsongeschiktheid

From arbeidsongeschikt (“mentally or physically unfit for paid employment”) + -heid.

mental or physical unfitness for paid employment


rijksmonument

nl-noun

rijksmonument n (plural rijksmonumenten)


vervoermiddel

vervoermiddel n (plural vervoermiddelen)


moerasanemoon

moerasanemoon f (plural moerasanemonen, diminutive moerasanemoontje n)

moerasanemonen (plural)
moerasanemoontje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of moeras (“swamp”) + anemoon (“anemone”).

com+

Houttuynia cordata
Houttuynia cordata#Translingual

heartleaf, lizard's tail, chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)


stijve naaldvaren

nl-noun

stijve naaldvaren f or m (plural stijve naaldvarens, diminutive stijf naaldvarentje n)

stijve naaldvarens (plural)
stijf naaldvarentje (diminutive neuter)


zachte naaldvaren

zachte naaldvaren f or m (plural zachte naaldvarens, diminutive zacht naaldvarentje n)

zachte naaldvarens (plural)
zacht naaldvarentje (diminutive neuter)

soft shield fern (Polystichum setiferum)


lansvaren

lansvaren f or m (plural lansvarens, diminutive lansvarentje n)

lansvarens (plural)
lansvarentje (diminutive neuter)

northern hollyfern (Polystichum lonchitis)


zwaardvaren

zwaardvaren f or m (plural zwaardvarens, diminutive zwaardvarentje n)

zwaardvarens (plural)
zwaardvarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zwaard (“sword”) + varen (“fern”); compare English sword fern.


ijzervaren

nl-noun

ijzervaren f or m (plural ijzervarens, diminutive ijzervarentje n)

ijzervarens (plural)
ijzervarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ijzer (“iron”) + varen (“fern”).

com+

(particularly) house holly-fern (Cyrtomium falcatum)


smalle ijzervaren

nl-noun

smalle ijzervaren f or m (plural smalle ijzervarens, diminutive smal ijzervarentje n)

smalle ijzervarens (plural)
smal ijzervarentje (diminutive neuter)

Fortune's holly-fern (Cyrtomium fortunei)


vliesvaren

vliesvaren f (plural vliesvarens, diminutive vliesvarentje n)

vliesvarens (plural)
vliesvarentje (diminutive neuter)

From vlies (“membrane, film”) + varen (“fern”).

compound

a filmy fern, any fern of the family Hymenophyllaceae


lintvaren

nl-noun

lintvaren f or m (plural lintvarens, diminutive lintvarentje n)

lintvarens (plural)
lintvarentje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of lint (“ribbon”) + varen (“fern”).

(particularly) Cretan brake (Pteris cretica)


proleet

proleet m (plural proleten, diminutive proleetje n)

proleten (plural)
proleetje (diminutive neuter)

1897, borrowed from German Prolet, from German Proletarier. Ultimately from Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

der

(derogatory) a badly mannered person; someone who uses a lot of vulgar language; a vulgarian

(university slang) someone who doesn't attend university


basioniem

nl-noun

basioniem n (plural basioniemen, diminutive basioniempje n)

basioniemen (plural)
basioniempje (diminutive neuter)

Internationalism (see English basionym).


tekkel

tekkel m (plural tekkels, diminutive tekkeltje n)

tekkels (plural)
tekkeltje (diminutive neuter)


kringverjaardag

kringverjaardag m (plural kringverjaardagen, diminutive kringverjaardagje n)

kringverjaardagen (plural)
kringverjaardagje (diminutive neuter)

From kring (“circle”) + verjaardag (“birthday”).

compound

a birthday party where those in attendance mostly sit in a circle (sometimes two or more circles) and chit-chat, subjectively lacking exuberance or festiveness


reuzenreiger

nl-noun

reuzenreiger m (plural reuzenreigers, diminutive reuzenreigertje n)

reuzenreigers (plural)
reuzenreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of reus (“giant”) + -en- + reiger (“heron”).

com+

Ardea goliath
Ardea goliath#Translingual


goliathreiger

nl-noun

goliathreiger m (plural goliathreigers, diminutive goliathreigertje n)

goliathreigers (plural)
goliathreigertje (diminutive neuter)
Goliathreiger (alternative)

Compound of Goliath (“Goliath”) + reiger (“heron”).

(rare) synonym of reuzenreiger (“Goliath heron, Ardea goliath”)


Atreïde

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτρείδης (Atreídēs).


strooisel

something that is strewn or scattered, such as straw or litter


bedenksel

nl-noun

bedenksel n (plural bedenksels, diminutive bedenkseltje n)

bedenksels (plural)
bedenkseltje (diminutive neuter)

(mental) fabrication, figment, fantasy, delusion


ganzenvoet

ganzenvoet m (plural ganzenvoeten, diminutive ganzenvoetje n)

ganzenvoeten (plural)
ganzenvoetje (diminutive neuter)
gansenvoet (alternative)

Compound of gans + -en- + voet. Compare English goosefoot, German Gänsefuß.

goosefoot, plant of genus Chenopodium, or more broadly any plant of the Chenopodioideae


tweezaadlobbige

tweezaadlobbige m or f (plural tweezaadlobbigen)

Coordinate term: eenzaadlobbige


melganzenvoet

melganzenvoet m (plural melganzenvoeten, diminutive melganzenvoetje n)

melganzenvoeten (plural)
melganzenvoetje (diminutive neuter)

Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album#Translingual


muurganzenvoet

muurganzenvoet m (plural muurganzenvoeten, diminutive muurganzenvoetje n)

muurganzenvoeten (plural)
muurganzenvoetje (diminutive neuter)

nettle-leaved goosefoot
nettle-leaved goosefoot

nettle-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum murale)


boomspinazie

From boom (“tree”) + spinazie (“spinach”).


meristeem

meristeem n (plural meristemen, diminutive meristeempje n)

meristemen (plural)
meristeempje (diminutive neuter)

Internationalism; compare English meristem.


lateraal meristeem

lateraal meristeem n (plural laterale meristemen)


duizendblad

duizendblad n (plural duizendbladen, diminutive duizendblaadje n)

duizendbladen (plural)
duizendblaadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of duizend (“thousand”) + blad (“leaf”); so called because the leaves are feathery, with countless minute divisions.

Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium#Translingual

(particularly) common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)


dropveter

Compound of drop + veter. Literally, “licorice shoestring”.

a type of candy that consists of a string of licorice, often (but not always) rolled up as a licorice wheel


geslachtsorgaan

geslachtsorgaan n (plural geslachtsorganen)


oorontsteking

oorontsteking f (plural oorontstekingen, diminutive oorontstekingetje n or oorontstekinkje n)

oorontstekingen (plural)
oorontstekingetje (diminutive neuter)
oorontstekinkje (diminutive neuter)

From oor (“ear”) + ontsteking (“infection, inflammation”).


ggz

geestelijke gezondheidszorg
geestelijke gezondheidszorg#Dutch

(healthcare) acronym of geestelijke gezondheidszorg (“mental health services, mental health sector”)


geestelijke gezondheidszorg

nl-noun

geestelijke gezondheidszorg m or f (uncountable)

Literally, “healthcare that relates to the mind”.

lit

mental health services, mental health sector


kreits

From Rhine Franconian kreytz, compare German Kreis.

Arnade begint zijn boek bij de Bourgondiërs, met hun ideaal van een door eigen hertogen geleide bestuurlijke eenheid die van Autun tot ongeveer Dokkum zou reiken. Dat ideaal lieten ze niet verdampen toen ze bij de Habsburgers ingetrouwd raakten (of de Habsburgers bij hen): keizer Karel V had rond 1550 iets op papier dat de facto misschien niet veel voorstelde, maar wel een ‘Bourgondische Kreits’ mocht heten – een ‘administratie’ waartegen met name Friezen en Geldersen zich altijd zijn blijven verzetten.

2009 January 9, Jan Blokker, “De Opstand is het sjabloon van alle revoluties [The Dutch Revolt is the template for all revolutions]”, in NRC Handelsblad, retrieved 2023-10-10:

Arnade begins his book with the Burgundians, with their ideal of an administrative unit led by their own dukes that would stretch from Autun to roughly Dokkum. They didn't let that ideal evaporate when they became in-laws to the Habsburgs (or the Habsburgs to them): around 1550, Emperor Charles V had drawn up something on paper that may not have amounted to much de facto, but was allowed to be called a 'Burgundian Circle' - an 'administration' that Frisians and Gelderlanders, in particular, always continued to oppose.

(history) imperial circle (administrative grouping of the Holy Roman Empire)


mesjoggene

nl-noun

mesjoggene m (plural mesjoggenen, diminutive [please provide])


negotie

negotie f (plural negotiën or negoties, diminutive negotietje n)

negotiën (plural)
negoties (plural)
negotietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: negosie


Thailandse

Thailandse f (plural Thailandsen, masculine Thailander)

Thailandsen (plural)
Thailander (masculine)


GGB

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) acronym of Grootschalige Geneeskundige Bijstand (“Large-scale Medical Assistance”)


diminutivum tantum

diminutivum tantum n (plural diminutiva tantum)

Borrowed from Latin diminutīvum tantum (“only diminutive”).

bor

non (“nun”) → nonnetje (“smew, Mergellus albellus”)

∅ → lieveheersbeestje (“ladybug”)

(grammar) a diminutive noun which has a meaning that (unlike a regular diminutive) is not entirely predictable given the base noun it is derived from, or which is not derived from any base noun at all and exists only in diminutive form

English Wiktionary's coverage of Dutch diminutiva tantum

Dutch Wiktionary's coverage of Dutch diminutiva tantum


diminutiva tantum

diminutivum tantum
diminutivum tantum#Dutch


borststem

nl-noun

borststem f (plural borststemmen, diminutive borststemmetje n)

borststemmen (plural)
borststemmetje (diminutive neuter)

From borst + stem, calque of German Bruststimme.

Coordinate term: kopstem


aanschafprijs

aanschafprijs m (plural aanschafprijzen)


aankoopprijs

aankoopprijs m (plural aankoopprijzen, diminutive aankoopprijsje n)

aankoopprijzen (plural)
aankoopprijsje (diminutive neuter)


ooftboom

ooftboom m (plural ooftbomen, diminutive ooftboompje n)

ooftbomen (plural)
ooftboompje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ooft (“fruit”) + boom (“tree”). Cognate with German Obstbaum.

com+

(dated) fruit tree (tree that yields edible fruit)


kersenpit

nl-noun

kersenpit f (plural kersenpitten, diminutive kersenpitje n)

kersenpitten (plural)
kersenpitje (diminutive neuter)

(informal, humorous) a human head, particularly the brain


patserbak

patserbak m (plural patserbakken, diminutive patserbakje n)

patserbakken (plural)
patserbakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of patser (“macho, show-off”) + bak (“car, ride”).

compound

(colloquial) a pimpmobile, a pimped up car


asobak

nl-noun

asobak m (plural asobakken, diminutive asobakje n)

asobakken (plural)
asobakje (diminutive neuter)

From aso (“antisocial person, brute”) + bak (“car, ride”).

compound

(colloquial, derogatory) any car such as would be perceived to be used by antisocial, inconsiderate and brutish people


P.C. Hoofttractor

nl-noun

P.C. Hoofttractor m (plural P.C. Hoofttractoren or P.C. Hoofttractors, diminutive P.C. Hoofttractortje n)

P.C. Hoofttractoren (plural)
P.C. Hoofttractors (plural)
P.C. Hoofttractortje (diminutive neuter)
PC Hoofttractor (alternative)

Blend of P.C. Hooftstraat + tractor. The P.C. Hooftstraat is a street with many luxury stores in the center of Amsterdam and is considered a hot spot for show-offs and new money.

(Netherlands, humorous, derogatory) synonym of patserbak (“pimpmobile; a pimped-up, expensive or showy car”)


statusblik

statusblik n (plural statusblikken, diminutive statusblikje n)

statusblikken (plural)
statusblikje (diminutive neuter)

From status (“status, social standing”) + blik (“tin can”).


GHOR

Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) acronym of Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio (“Regional Medical Emergency Response Organisation”)


hogere burgerschool

nl-noun

hogere burgerschool m or f (plural hogere burgerscholen)

hogere burgerscholen (plural)
hoogere burgerschool (alternative obsolete)
hogereburgerschool (alternative)
hbs (alternative abbreviation acronym acronym)

Can be read as literally, “higher civic school” or literally, “school for the upper bourgeoisie”.

lit

(Netherlands, Indonesia, Antilles, Suriname, education, historical) a former type of secondary education in the Netherlands and its overseas territories which emphasised teaching science, economics, and modern languages, graduates of which were admitted to polytechnic, agricultural, and economic universities


uitlevering

extradition (formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government is handed over to another government for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence)


hoedenplank

nl-noun

hoedenplank m or f (plural hoedenplanken, diminutive hoedenplankje n)

hoedenplanken (plural)
hoedenplankje (diminutive neuter)

From hoed (“hat”) + -en- + plank (“shelf”).

parcel shelf (usually removable shelf behind the back seats of a car)


leenbetekenis

leenbetekenis f (plural leenbetekenissen)

From lenen + betekenis. Calque of German Lehnbedeutung.

(lexicography, linguistics) loan meaning


kruissnelheid

From kruisen + snelheid. Compare French vitesse de croisière.

cruising speed (speed at which a vehicle normally moves when traveling long distances)

(figuratively) stride (pace at which one feels comfortable and things are going smoothly)


kanshebber

contender, strong candidate (someone who has a good shot at winning)


tegenvoorbeeld

tegenvoorbeeld n (plural tegenvoorbeelden, diminutive tegenvoorbeeldje n)

tegenvoorbeelden (plural)
tegenvoorbeeldje (diminutive neuter)


witte kolom

/ˈʋɪ.tə kɔˈlɔm/

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare, slang) the medical services and institutions that provide emergency relief in the event of a disaster or crisis


hbs

hogere burgerschool
hogere burgerschool#Dutch


metaalbewerking

metaalbewerking f (plural metaalbewerkingen)


driehoeksmeetkunde

From driehoek (“triangle”) + -s- + meetkunde (“geometry”).


positionering

nl-noun

positionering f (plural positioneringen)


infantilisering

infantilisering f (plural infantiliseringen)


isomeer

isomeer n (plural isomeren, diminutive isomeertje n)

isomeren (plural)
isomeertje (diminutive neuter)

Internationalism; by surface analysis, iso- + -meer.


isotoop

isotoop m (plural isotopen, diminutive isotoopje n)

isotopen (plural)
isotoopje (diminutive neuter)

Internationalism; by surface analysis, iso- + -toop.


moralisering

moralisering f (plural moraliseringen, diminutive moraliserinkje n)

moraliseringen (plural)
moraliserinkje (diminutive neuter)


gewetensangst

gewetensangst m (plural gewetensangsten)

From geweten + -s- + angst. Cognate with German Gewissenangst.


trivialisering

trivialisering f (plural trivialiseringen)


gewetensvrijheid

gewetensvrijheid f (plural gewetensvrijheden)

From geweten + -s- + vrijheid. Compare German Gewissensfreiheit.

freedom of conscience
freedom of conscience


zwemkom

zwemkom f (plural zwemkommen, diminutive zwemkommetje n)

zwemkommen (plural)
zwemkommetje (diminutive neuter)

Audio


bospolitie

Literally, “forest police” or literally, “jungle police”, compound of bos (“forest, jungle”) + politie (“police”).

compound

In 1925 werd uit bezuinigingsoverwegingen de Dienst voor het Boswezen opgeheven en slechts een afgeslankte Bospolitie werd als onderdeel van het Departement van Landbouw gehandhaafd. De Bospolitie, die viel onder het oppertoezicht van de PG, was tevens belast met enkele speciale taken met betrekking tot de Bosnegers en de Indianen. Naast het uitvoeren van bestuursopdrachten moest zij controle uitoefenen op de verkoop van hout aan de handelaren en de verschuldigde retributie innen. Verder moest de Bospolitie toezicht houden op de situatie in de dorpen, het aankweken van voedingsgewassen stimuleren en in het algemeen inlichtingen inwinnen over de bevolking. Door gebrek aan menskracht was de Bospolitie nauwelijks in staat om al deze taken adequaat te vervullen.

1994, Ben Scholtens, Bosnegers en overheid in Suriname. De ontwikkeling van de politieke verhouding 1651-1992 [Maroons and state authority in Suriname. The development of the political relationship 1651-1992], Paramaribo: Afdeling Cultuurstudie/Minov, →ISBN, page 57:

For austerity reasons, the Forestry Department was abolished in 1925 and only a slimmed-down Forest Police was maintained as part of the Department of Agriculture. The Forest Police, which was under the supreme supervision of the public prosecutor general, was also tasked with some special duties relating to the Maroons and Amerindians. Besides carrying out orders coming from the civil administration, it had to control the sale of timber to traders and collect the requisite fee. Furthermore, the Forest Police had to monitor the situation in the villages, encourage the cultivation of food crops and gather intelligence on the population in general. Due to lack of manpower, the Forest Police was hardly able to perform all these duties adequately.

(Suriname, historical) former police force tasked with monitoring timber logging, rubber extraction, and the tribal population in the interior of Suriname


bospolitie

nl-noun

bospolitie m or f (plural [please provide], diminutive [please provide])

Calque of Sranan Tongo busiskowtu, in reference to its distinctive loud call, which resembles a police whistle. Compare Spanish guardabosques gritón.

De Cotinga's behooren tot de merkwaardigste vogels van Suriname en zijn van zeer uiteenloopende grootte. Een van de meest bekende, ofschoon men hem zelden te zien krijgt, maar des te meer hoort en over wiens klankvol geluid alle reizigers schrijven, is Lathria cinerea, (sur. Groenhartvogel, n.e. kwit-kwitti-jaba, naar het geluid, of Boesiskoutoe, Boschpolitieagent, arow. Olikako, kar. Paipei) een kleine, grijze vogel.

1914, Herman Daniël Benjamins, Joh. F. Snelleman, editors, Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië [Encyclopaedia of the Dutch West Indies], Den Haag/Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff/E.J. Brill, page 231:

The Cotingas are among the most remarkable birds of Suriname and vary greatly in size. One of the most famous, although it is rarely seen but heard all the more, and whose resonant sound all travellers write about, is Lathria cinerea (Surinamese Dutch groenhartvogel, Sranan Tongo kwetikwetiyaba, after the sound, or busiskowtu, jungle policeman, Arawak olikako, Carib paipei), a small, grey bird.

Op de kale rotsen broeden zowaar nachtzwaluwen, door hun schutkleur versmelten ze als het ware met de omgeving en je trapt bijna op ze voordat je ze ziet. Het pad naar beneden, glibberig geworden door een regenbui wordt begrensd door heerlijk ruikende orchideeën. In het oerwoud druppelt het nog wat na en de bospolitie is alweer overal te horen.

1995 January 14, Bart de Boer, “Surinameː genieten van bossen[,] watervallen en boeiende fauna [Surinameː relishing forests, waterfalls, and captivating wildlife]”, in Amigoe:

On the bare rocks, there are actually nightjars nesting, their camouflage colour blending in with the surroundings as it were, and one almost steps on them before seeing them. The path down, made slippery by a rain shower, is bordered by fragrant orchids. In the jungle, there is still some lingering trickling and the screaming piha can already be heard everywhere.

De bospolitie blijft waarschuwen, maar zijn sirene raakt overstemd door andere opgewonden vogels. Tegen zonsondergang mengen alle dieren van het bos zich in een merkwaardige kakafonie.

2010 April 17, Toine Heijmans, “Geluidloos door het woud [Soundlessly through the forest]”, in De Volkskrant, retrieved 2023-11-01:

The screaming piha continues to sound the alarm, but its siren gets drowned out by other excited birds. As the sun sets, all the animals of the forest join up in a curious cacophony.

(Suriname, rare) screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans)


nestgeur

nestgeur m (plural nestgeuren, diminutive nestgeurtje n)

nestgeuren (plural)
nestgeurtje (diminutive neuter)

From nest (“nest, bed”) + geur (“smell”).

De kitten ervaart de nestgeur als veilig.

The kitten regards the smell of its nest as safe.

Als kind hield ik van mijn eigen knusse, muffe nestgeur.

As a child I loved the comfy, musky smell of my own bed.

Met het pensioen van de leider vertrekt ook een zekere nestgeur uit de partij.

With the leader's retirement, a comfortable stagnation also leaves the political party.

(by extension, sometimes negative) an atmosphere of comfort (comfort zone) or of comfortable lull or stagnation


groenhartvogel

groenhartvogel m or f (plural groenhartvogels, diminutive groenhartvogeltje n)

groenhartvogels (plural)
groenhartvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of groenhart (“Tabebuia serratifolia”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

(Suriname) screaming piha (Lipaugus vociferans)


groenhart

nl-noun

groenhart m (plural groenharten, diminutive groenhartje n)

groenharten (plural)
groenhartje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of groen (“green”) + hart (“heart”).

(chiefly Suriname) araguaney, yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)


groenhart

(chiefly Suriname) wood from the Tabebuia serratifolia tree


wapengekletter

From wapen (“weapon”) + gekletter (“clattering, rattling”).


sabelgekletter

From sabel (“sabre”) + gekletter (“clattering, rattling”).


sabeltandtijger

nl-noun

sabeltandtijger m (plural sabeltandtijgers, diminutive sabeltandtijgertje n)

sabeltandtijgers (plural)
sabeltandtijgertje (diminutive neuter)

From sabel (“sabre”) + tand (“tooth”) + tijger (“tiger”).

compound

sabre-toothed tiger; felid of the †Machairodontinae


damesch

(nonstandard, faux-archaism) plural of dame


tijgerlelie

nl-noun

tijgerlelie f (plural tijgerlelies, diminutive tijgerlelietje n)

tijgerlelies (plural)
tijgerlelietje (diminutive neuter)


Hoogmadenaar

Hoogmadenaar m (plural Hoogmadenaren or Hoogmadenaars)

Hoogmadenaren (plural)
Hoogmadenaars (plural)

an inhabitant of Hoogmade, a village in Zuid-Holland


hoofdhaar

From Middle Dutch hovethaer. Equivalent to hoofd + haar.


borsthaar

borsthaar n (uncountable, diminutive borsthaartje n)


hete bliksem

Nu met het koude weer is hete bliksem niet te versmaden en U weet, deze appelen zijn hier niet veel.

1949 November 4, “ZOETE APPELEN”, in Limburgsch dagblad, volume 32, number 258, page 6:

A mash of potatoes and apples is very delicious now with the cold weather and you know that these apples are not expensive[?] here.

a dish of mashed potatoes, onions, apples and optionally pears, generally served with a specific kind of sausage or brisket


blauwe bliksem

Literally, “blue lightning”. The sense for the mashed dish is after hete bliksem, with the peeling of cooking pears allegedly leading to blue (purple) hands.

Na het schaatsen moet u ook de maaltijd eens in oud-hollandse traditie voortzetten. Zet een flinke schotel blauwe bliksem op tafel en maak maar wat meer dan anders, want de trek zal groot zijn.

1985 January 12, “Warm eten en warm drinken: Blauwe bliksem”, in De Telegraaf, volume 92, number 30184, page 19:

a dish of mashed potatoes, cooked pears and smoked bacon, typical of the eastern Netherlands

1895, Aug. P. van Groeningen, Een nest menschen, publ. by S.L. van Looy, page 57.
Buurvrouw dronk haar kopje leeg en zei: »Het is al te laat om aardappels te koken; ik zal maar wat blauwe bliksem klaar maken, dat is gauw klaar!«

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


dinsdagmiddag

dinsdagmiddag m (plural dinsdagmiddagen, diminutive dinsdagmiddagje n)

dinsdagmiddagen (plural)
dinsdagmiddagje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dinsdag (“Tuesday”) + middag (“afternoon”).


hulpverleningsvoertuig

nl-noun

hulpverleningsvoertuig n (plural hulpverleningsvoertuigen)


hulpverlening

hulpverlening f (plural hulpverleningen)

assistance, aid; outreach; relief work, relief effort


donderdagavond

donderdagavond m (plural donderdagavonden, diminutive donderdagavondje n)

donderdagavonden (plural)
donderdagavondje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of donderdag (“Thursday”) + avond (“evening”).


opendeurdag

nl-noun

opendeurdag m (plural opendeurdagen, diminutive opendeurdagje n)

opendeurdagen (plural)
opendeurdagje (diminutive neuter)

From open deur + dag. Compare French journée portes ouvertes.

open day (casual event where an institution is open for inspection by anyone interested)


bankpas

bankpas m (plural bankpassen, diminutive bankpasje n)

bankpassen (plural)
bankpasje (diminutive neuter)


Gazaan

Gazaan m (plural Gazanen, feminine Gazaanse)

From Gaza + -aan. The reintroduction has likely been influenced by English Gazan.

(obsolete) Philistine inhabitant of Gaza


gevechtspauze

gevechtspauze f (plural gevechtspauzen or gevechtspauzes)

gevechtspauzen (plural)
gevechtspauzes (plural)

a pause in a military effort, a pause in fighting


erectiestoornis

erectiestoornis f (plural erectiestoornissen, diminutive erectiestoornisje n)

erectiestoornissen (plural)
erectiestoornisje (diminutive neuter)

erectile dysfunction
erectile dysfunction


kutwijf

kutwijf n (plural kutwijven, diminutive kutwijfje n)

kutwijven (plural)
kutwijfje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈkʏtˌʋɛi̯f/

From kut- (“derogatory prefix”) + wijf (“woman, broad, bitch”).

af

(vulgar, derogatory) bitch, whore (annoying or despicable woman)


klimaatdrammer

nl-noun

klimaatdrammer m (plural klimaatdrammers, diminutive klimaatdrammertje n)

klimaatdrammers (plural)
klimaatdrammertje (diminutive neuter)

(climate change, derogatory) climate hawk, a person advocating aggressive steps regarding climate change


complotdenken

conspiratorialism, belief in conspiracy theories


schildzaad

schildzaad n (plural schildzaden, diminutive schildzaadje n)

schildzaden (plural)
schildzaadje (diminutive neuter)

an alyssum, any plant of (or formerly included in) the genus Alyssum


zilverschildzaad

zilverschildzaad n (plural zilverschildzaden, diminutive zilverschildzaadje n)

zilverschildzaden (plural)
zilverschildzaadje (diminutive neuter)

From zilver (“silver”) + schildzaad (“alyssum”).

compound

Lobularia maritima
Lobularia maritima#Translingual


hoge fijnstraal

nl-noun

hoge fijnstraal f (plural hoge fijnstralen, diminutive hoog fijnstraaltje n)

hoge fijnstralen (plural)
hoog fijnstraaltje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “high/tall fleabane”; it grows taller than many other Erigeron plants, and is the tallest fleabane of the Low Countries.


Canadese fijnstraal

Canadese fijnstraal f (plural Canadese fijnstralen, diminutive Canadees fijnstraaltje n)

Canadese fijnstralen (plural)
Canadees fijnstraaltje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “Canadian fleabane”, a translation of the scientific name.

Canadian fleabane, mare's tail (Erigeron canadensis)


zinspeling

zinspeling f (plural zinspelingen, diminutive zinspelinkje n)

zinspelingen (plural)
zinspelinkje (diminutive neuter)


straalscherm

straalscherm n (plural straalschermen, diminutive straalschermpje n)

straalschermen (plural)
straalschermpje (diminutive neuter)

From straal (“ray”) + scherm (“screen, umbel”).


ramptoerist

disaster tourist (one who takes part in disaster tourism)


demoralisering

nl-noun

demoralisering f (plural demoraliseringen, diminutive demoraliserinkje n)

demoraliseringen (plural)
demoraliserinkje (diminutive neuter)


rode tiran

rode tiran m (plural rode tirannen, diminutive rood tirannetje n)

rode tirannen (plural)
rood tirannetje (diminutive neuter)

vermilion flycatcher
vermilion flycatcher

vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus obscurus


dovemansgesprek

dovemansgesprek n (plural dovemansgesprekken)

From doveman + -s- + gesprek. Calque of French dialogue de sourds.

dialogue of the deaf
dialogue of the deaf

(Belgium) dialogue of the deaf (dialogue where both participants speak past one another, without listening to each other)


zaaiui

zaaiui m (plural zaaiuien, diminutive zaaiuitje n)

zaaiuien (plural)
zaaiuitje (diminutive neuter)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:zaaiui.


kristallisering

kristallisering f (plural kristalliseringen)

(chemistry) synonym of kristallisatie (“crystallization”)


lokalisering

lokalisering f (plural lokaliseringen, diminutive lokaliserinkje n)

lokaliseringen (plural)
lokaliserinkje (diminutive neuter)

localization (act of localizing, state of being localized)


heidenjacht

(historical) a manhunt against outlawed Romani under the Ancien Régime


heidenchristen

heidenchristen m (plural heidenchristenen)


zinloosheid

(uncountable) senselessness, pointlessness, meaninglessness, inanity, futility (property of being inane, senseless)

(countable) inanity (something that is inane)


gezinshereniging

gezinshereniging f (plural gezinsherenigingen)

/ɣəˈzɪns.ɦɛrˌeː.nɪ.ɣɪŋ/

family reunification
family reunification


hetzelfde liedje

nl-noun-dim-tant

hetzelfde liedje n (plural dezelfde liedjes)

Het is altijd weer hetzelfde liedje.

De politicus dreunde elke keer hetzelfde liedje op.

The politician droned on about the same old story every time.

(idiomatic) same old story, same old same old


arafatsjaal

nl-noun

arafatsjaal m (plural arafatsjaals, diminutive arafatsjaaltje n)

arafatsjaals (plural)
arafatsjaaltje (diminutive neuter)
Arafatsjaal (alternative)

From Arabic Yasser Arafat (yāsir ʕarafāt, “Yasser Arafat, a 20th century Palestinian leader”) + sjaal (“scarf”). Arafat very regularly wore a keffiyeh in his public appearances.

compound

يَاسِر عَرَفَات


Arafatsjaal

nl-noun

Arafatsjaal m (plural Arafatsjaals, diminutive Arafatsjaaltje n)

Arafatsjaals (plural)
Arafatsjaaltje (diminutive neuter)

alternative letter-case form of arafatsjaal


Palestijnensjaal

Palestijnensjaal m (plural Palestijnensjaals, diminutive Palestijnensjaaltje n)

Palestijnensjaals (plural)
Palestijnensjaaltje (diminutive neuter)
palestijnensjaal (alternative)

From Palestijn (“Palestinian”) + -en- + sjaal (“scarf”).


palestijnensjaal

nl-noun

palestijnensjaal m (plural palestijnensjaals, diminutive palestijnensjaaltje n)

palestijnensjaals (plural)
palestijnensjaaltje (diminutive neuter)

alternative letter-case form of Palestijnensjaal


onteigening

onteigening f (plural onteigeningen, diminutive onteigeninkje n)

onteigeningen (plural)
onteigeninkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: onteigening

/ˌɔntˈɛi̯.ɣə.nɪŋ/


open zenuw

open zenuw f (plural open zenuwen, diminutive open zenuwtje n)

open zenuwen (plural)
open zenuwtje (diminutive neuter)

De oorlog blijft een open zenuw in het publieke debat.

The war remains a painful issue in the public debate.

De opmerking van de politicus raakte een open zenuw.

The politician's remark touched a nerve.

The politician's remark hit an exposed nerve.


lemmatisering

lemmatisering f (plural lemmatiseringen)


kwarrel

kwarrel m (plural kwarrels, diminutive kwarreltje n)

kwarrels (plural)
kwarreltje (diminutive neuter)

Blend of kwaliteit (“kwaliteit”) + scharrel (“budding relationship, superficial relationship”); i.e., a high-quality scharrel.

blend

(university slang) a superficial or budding fuckbuddy-type relationship which one considers promising and which may develop into something more serious

(university slang) a person with whom one has such a relationship


dertiende maand

nl-noun

dertiende maand f (plural dertiende maanden)

Audio

Literally, “thirteenth month”, as the bonus is equal to one month's salary. Compare French treizième mois, Polish trzynastka.

De werknemers krijgen elk jaar zowel een dertiende maand als vakantiegeld.

The employees receive both an extra month's worth of salary and a vacation bonus every year.

a yearly bonus equaling one month's worth of salary


benzeencarbonzuur

benzeencarbonzuur n (plural benzeencarbonzuren)


challe

challe f (plural challes, diminutive challetje n)

challes (plural)
challetje (diminutive neuter)
challa (alternative)

Borrowed from Yiddish חלה (khale), from Hebrew חַלָּה (khalá).


droosje

Borrowed from Yiddish דרשה (droshe), from Hebrew דְּרָשָׁה (drashá).

Na het lajenen gaf de rabbijn een droosje.

After the Torah reading, the rabbi gave a sermon.


parasja

parasja f (plural parasjot or parasja's, diminutive parasjaatje n)

parasjot (plural)
parasja's (plural)
parasjaatje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (parashá).


parsje

parsje f (plural parsjes, diminutive parsjetje n)

parsjes (plural)
parsjetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish פּרשה (parshe), from Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (parashá).

synonym of parasja (“parashah, weekly Torah portion”)


kiddoesj

kiddoesjiem (plural)
kidoesj (alternative)
kiddesj (alternative)


kiddesj

Borrowed from Yiddish קידוש (kidesh), from Hebrew קידוש (kidúsh).


drankbestrijder

drankbestrijder m (plural drankbestrijders, feminine drankbestrijdster)

drankbestrijders (plural)
drankbestrijdster (feminine)

temperance activist (male or of unspecified gender)


werkloosheidscijfer

werkloosheidscijfer n (plural werkloosheidscijfers)

Coordinate term: werkzaamheidsgraad


voorheffing

voorheffing f (plural voorheffingen, diminutive voorheffinkje n)

voorheffingen (plural)
voorheffinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˌvoːrˈɦɛ.fɪŋ/

heffing

From voor- + heffing or voorheffen + -ing.

roerende voorheffing

onroerende voorheffing


Joego

Joego m (plural Joego's, diminutive Joegootje n)

Joego's (plural)
Joegootje (diminutive neuter)
joego (alternative)

(informal) Yugoslav (person from former Yugoslavia)


joego

joego m (plural joego's, diminutive joegootje n)

joego's (plural)
joegootje (diminutive neuter)


Mocro

Mocro m (plural Mocro's, diminutive Mocrootje n)

Mocro's (plural)
Mocrootje (diminutive neuter)
mocro (alternative)

(informal) synonym of Marokkaan (“Moroccan person”)


verpersoonlijking

verpersoonlijking f (plural verpersoonlijkingen)


oogcontact

oogcontact n (plural oogcontacten, diminutive oogcontactje n)

oogcontacten (plural)
oogcontactje (diminutive neuter)


gele fosfor

synonym of witte fosfor (“white phosphorus”)


steenkolenfrans

Formed by analogy from steenkolenengels. Equivalent to steenkolen (“coal”) + Frans (“French”).

Dutchified French; the French language spoken poorly by a native Dutch language-speaker (so that the French spoken is intermixed with Dutch vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation)


Frans met haar op

(Belgium) synonym of steenkolenfrans (“Dutchified French; French spoken poorly by a Dutch native”)


semi-pelagianisme

Likely borrowed. Equivalent to semi- + pelagianisme.

semipelagianisme (alternative)
semi-Pelagianisme (alternative archaic)


pelagianisme

Borrowed. Equivalent to pelagiaan + -isme.


heelheid

From Middle Dutch heelheit. Equivalent to heel + -heid.


arbeidersgezin

arbeidersgezin n (plural arbeidersgezinnen, diminutive arbeidersgezinnetje n)

arbeidersgezinnen (plural)
arbeidersgezinnetje (diminutive neuter)


sjabbesgoj

sjabbesgoj m (plural sjabbesgojim, diminutive sjabbesgojtje n)

sjabbesgojim (plural)
sjabbesgojtje (diminutive neuter)

From Yiddish שבת גוי (shabes goy). By surface analysis, sjabbes + goj.


waxinelicht

waxinelicht n (plural waxinelichten, diminutive waxinelichtje n)

waxinelichten (plural)
waxinelichtje (diminutive neuter)

From waxine (“paraffin”) + licht (“light”).


onzindelijkheid

the state of not being housebroken or toilet-trained; incontinence (of children or animals)


stempotlood

stempotlood n (plural stempotloden, diminutive stempotloodje n)

stempotloden (plural)
stempotloodje (diminutive neuter)

From stemmen (“to vote”) + potlood (“pencil”).

compound

pencil used for voting; particularly the characteristic red pencil present at voting locations in the Netherlands


hokjesdenken

From hokje (“label, social category”) + -s- + denken (“thinking”).

the tendency to think of people in term of rigid, reductionist labels and social categories and failing to do justice to individuals' individuality


arbeidsschuwheid

synonym of werkschuwheid (“workshyness”)


lambiek

nl-noun

lambiek m (plural lambieken, diminutive lambiekje n)

lambieken (plural)
lambiekje (diminutive neuter)

→ English: lambic

→ French: lambic

From French alambic, from Middle French alambic, from Old French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcus, alembīcum, from Arabic إِنْبِيق (ʔinbīq), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix).


lambiekbier

lambiekbier n (plural lambiekbieren, diminutive lambiekbiertje n)

lambiekbieren (plural)
lambiekbiertje (diminutive neuter)


praesens historicum

praesens historicum n (plural praesentia historica)

praesentia historica (plural)
presens historicum (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin praesēns historicum.


baarmoederslijmvlies

nl-noun

baarmoederslijmvlies n (plural baarmoederslijmvliezen)

(anatomy) endometrium (mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted)


fenegriek

From Middle Dutch fenegriec, fenigreec, fenigriec, from Latin foenum-graecum.

Trigonella foenum-graecum
Trigonella foenum-graecum#Translingual

(botany) fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

(cooking) fenugreek: the seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum used as a spice


lichtfeest

lichtfeest n (plural lichtfeesten, diminutive lichtfeestje n)

lichtfeesten (plural)
lichtfeestje (diminutive neuter)

From licht (“light”) + feest (“festival, holiday”).

compound

a festival or holiday of light, such as Sint-Maarten, Diwali or Hanukkah


Srefidensi

alternative letter-case form of srefidensi


bokshoorn

nl-noun

bokshoorn m (plural bokshoorns, diminutive bokshoorntje n)

bokshoorns (plural)
bokshoorntje (diminutive neuter)
bokshoren (alternative)


bokshoornklaver

bokshoornklaver m (plural bokshoornklavers, diminutive bokshoornklavertje n)

bokshoornklavers (plural)
bokshoornklavertje (diminutive neuter)

From bokshoorn (“buckhorn”) + klaver (“clover, trefoil”).


rokjesdag

From rokje (“[short] skirt”) + -s- + dag (“day”).

af

the first day after the winter on which the weather is warm enough again to allow women to wear short skirts outside


werk aan de winkel

Er is veel werk aan de winkel.

things to do, things to be dealt with, work


pechgeneratie

From pech (“bad luck”) + generatie (“generation”).

compound

group of students that amassed a large student debt when the basisbeurs (“universal student grant”) was abolished in favour of the leenstelsel (“student loan system”) between 2015 and 2022


mobiel medisch team

nl-noun

mobiel medisch team n (plural mobiele medische teams)

mobiele medische teams (plural)
MMT (alternative abbreviation)

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) aeromedical rapid response team, air ambulance medical personnel


padhagedis

padhagedis m (plural padhagedissen, diminutive padhagedisje n)

padhagedissen (plural)
padhagedisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pad (“toad”) + hagedis (“lizard”); the lizard has a toad-like appearance, as is also reflected in the English name horned toad / horny toad.

horned lizard, horny toad, any lizard of the genus Phrynosoma


schrikvogel

schrikvogel m (plural schrikvogels, diminutive schrikvogeltje n)

schrikvogels (plural)
schrikvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From schrik (“terror, dread”) + vogel (“bird”), probably a calque of English terror bird.


natriumchloride

nl-noun

natriumchloride n (plural natriumchloriden)

From natrium (“sodium”) + chloride (“chloride”).


keukenzout

From keuken (“kitchen”) + zout (“salt”).


chilivlok

nl-noun

chilivlok f (plural chilivlokken, diminutive chilivlokje n)

chilivlokken (plural)
chilivlokje (diminutive neuter)


maandagmiddag

maandagmiddag m (plural maandagmiddagen, diminutive maandagmiddagje n)

maandagmiddagen (plural)
maandagmiddagje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of maandag (“Monday”) + middag (“afternoon”).


erwtenpeul

nl-noun

erwtenpeul m or f (plural erwtenpeulen, diminutive erwtenpeultje n)

erwtenpeulen (plural)
erwtenpeultje (diminutive neuter)


erwtenpeulboorder

erwtenpeulboorder m (plural erwtenpeulboorders, diminutive erwtenpeulboordertje n)

erwtenpeulboorders (plural)
erwtenpeulboordertje (diminutive neuter)

From erwtenpeul (“pea pod”) + boren (“to bore, drill”) + -er. This species lays its eggs in, and feeds on, pea pods.

af

pea moth (or pea-maggot in its caterpillar stage) (Cydia nigricana)


beroepsmisvorming

nl-noun

beroepsmisvorming n (plural beroepsmisvormingen, diminutive beroepsmisvorminkje n)

beroepsmisvormingen (plural)
beroepsmisvorminkje (diminutive neuter)

From beroep (“occupation”) + -s- + misvorming (“deformation”).

com

behavior one regularly performs professionally and which one therefore cannot resist performing in everyday life, sometimes inappropriately


koeien met gouden horens

nl-noun

koeien met gouden horens pl (plural only)

De manager beloofde koeien met gouden horens in plaats van realistische doelen te stellen.

The manager promised castles in the air instead of setting realistic goals.

(idiomatic) impossible, unrealistic or fantastic things; castles in the air


topgozer

topgozer m (plural topgozers, diminutive topgozertje n)

topgozers (plural)
topgozertje (diminutive neuter)


wereldgozer

wereldgozer m (plural wereldgozers, diminutive wereldgozertje n)

wereldgozers (plural)
wereldgozertje (diminutive neuter)


topvent

topvent m (plural topvents, diminutive topventje n)

topvents (plural)
topventje (diminutive neuter)


wereldvent

wereldvent m (plural wereldvents, diminutive wereldventje n)

wereldvents (plural)
wereldventje (diminutive neuter)


topmeid

topmeid m (plural topmeiden, diminutive topmeisje n)

topmeiden (plural)
topmeisje (diminutive neuter)


wereldmeid

wereldmeid m (plural wereldmeiden, diminutive wereldmeisje n)

wereldmeiden (plural)
wereldmeisje (diminutive neuter)


wereldvrouw

wereldvrouw m (plural wereldvrouwen, diminutive wereldvrouwtje n)

wereldvrouwen (plural)
wereldvrouwtje (diminutive neuter)

(informal, Netherlands) great woman, fantastic woman


wereldwijf

wereldwijf m (plural wereldwijven, diminutive wereldwijfje n)

wereldwijven (plural)
wereldwijfje (diminutive neuter)

(informal, Netherlands, somewhat offensive) great broad, fantastic woman


topwijf

topwijf m (plural topwijven, diminutive topwijfje n)

topwijven (plural)
topwijfje (diminutive neuter)


wereldman

wereldman m (plural wereldmannen, diminutive wereldmannetje n)

wereldmannen (plural)
wereldmannetje (diminutive neuter)

(informal, Netherlands) great man, fantastic man


man van de wereld

man van de wereld m (plural mannen van de wereld, diminutive mannetje van de wereld n, feminine vrouw van de wereld)

mannen van de wereld (plural)
mannetje van de wereld (diminutive neuter)
vrouw van de wereld (feminine)


vrouw van de wereld

vrouw van de wereld f (plural vrouwen van de wereld, diminutive vrouwtje van de wereld n, masculine man van de wereld)

vrouwen van de wereld (plural)
vrouwtje van de wereld (diminutive neuter)
man van de wereld (masculine)


juslepel

juslepel m (plural juslepels, diminutive juslepeltje n)

juslepels (plural)
juslepeltje (diminutive neuter)

gravy spoon, small ladle for serving gravy or sauces


sauslepel

sauslepel m (plural sauslepels, diminutive sauslepeltje n)

sauslepels (plural)
sauslepeltje (diminutive neuter)

sauce spoon, small ladle for serving gravy or sauces


vredestichter

vredestichters (plural)
vredesstichter (alternative)


kunstgeschiedenis

kunstgeschiedenis f (plural kunstgeschiedenissen)


overconsumptie

From over- (“over”) + consumptie (“consumption”).


sjnorrer

nl-noun

sjnorrer m (plural sjnorrers, diminutive sjnorrertje n)

sjnorrers (plural)
sjnorrertje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Yiddish שנאָרער (shnorer).

(dated, informal) a schnorrer; a beggar or sponger


praatjesmaker

praatjesmaker m (plural praatjesmakers, diminutive praatjesmakertje n)

praatjesmakers (plural)
praatjesmakertje (diminutive neuter)


obstructie

obstructie f (plural obstructies, diminutive obstructietje n)

obstructies (plural)
obstructietje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French obstruction and Latin obstructiō.


tuinjudaspenning

tuinjudaspenning f (plural tuinjudaspenningen, diminutive tuinjudaspenninkje n)

tuinjudaspenningen (plural)
tuinjudaspenninkje (diminutive neuter)

From tuin (“garden”) + judaspenning (“honesty, plant of genus Lunaria”), so named because the species is often planted in gardens in the Low Countries.


wilde judaspenning

nl-noun

wilde judaspenning f (plural wilde judaspenningen, diminutive wild judaspenninkje n)

wilde judaspenningen (plural)
wild judaspenninkje (diminutive neuter)


kaasjeskruid

From kaasje (“little cheese”) + -s- + kruid (“herb”). Named after the fruit of Malva sylvestris, which is said to resemble little cheeses.


sociaal domein

(Netherlands, government, social affairs, healthcare, policy slang) all the government agencies and quangos implementing laws regulating unemployment benefits, disability, labour market participation, healthcare, and youth welfare

social affairs; policy slang; social affairs; policy slang


zèta

nl-noun

zèta f (plural zèta's, diminutive zètaatje n)

zèta's (plural)
zètaatje (diminutive neuter)


èta

èta f (plural èta's, diminutive ètaatje n)

èta's (plural)
ètaatje (diminutive neuter)

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta). Doublet of chet, cheth.


thèta

thèta f (plural thèta's, diminutive thètaatje n)

thèta's (plural)
thètaatje (diminutive neuter)

From Ancient Greek θῆτα (thêta). Doublet of tet, teth.


weerbaarheid

From weerbaar (“resilient”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


ontoelaatbaarheid

From ontoelaatbaar (“impermissible”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


toelaatbaarheid

From toelaatbaar (“permissible”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


onoprechtheid

From onoprecht (“insincere”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


zuurheid

From zuur (“sour, acidic”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


bitterheid

From bitter (“bitter”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


zoetheid

From zoet (“sweet”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


zoutheid

From zout (“salty”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


zoutigheid

From zoutig (“salty”) + -heid (“-hood, -ness”).


wasbeerhond

nl-noun

wasbeerhond m (plural wasbeerhonden, diminutive wasbeerhondje n)

wasbeerhonden (plural)
wasbeerhondje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of wasbeer (“raccoon”) + hond (“dog”).

com+

Nyctereutes procyonoides
Nyctereutes procyonoides#Translingual

raccoon dog (canid of genus Nyctereutes, particularly Nyctereutes procyonoides)


kleine luiden

kleine luyden (alternative)
kleyne luyden (alternative)


intentie

nl-noun

intentie f (plural intenties, diminutive intentietje n)

intenties (plural)
intentietje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch intencie, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō.


covalentie

Probably borrowed. By surface analysis, covalent + -ie or co- + valentie.


stellage

stellage f (plural stellages or stellagen, diminutive stellagetje n)

stellages (plural)
stellagen (plural)
stellagetje (diminutive neuter)
stellagie (alternative)

→ Danish: stillads

→ English: stillage

desctree

→ German: Stellage
→ Polish: stelaż
→ Russian: стелла́ж (stelláž)
→ Ukrainian: стела́ж (steláž)
→ Hungarian: stelázsi

→ Norwegian: stillas

bagage

From Middle Dutch stellage, stellagie, modified (as if from stellen + -age) from stallage, stallaetse (attested from the 13th century), from Old French estalage, from Medieval Latin stallagium. Doublet of etalage.


roodbuikwaterspreeuw

nl-noun

roodbuikwaterspreeuw m or f (plural roodbuikwaterspreeuwen, diminutive roodbuikwaterspreeuwtje n)

roodbuikwaterspreeuwen (plural)
roodbuikwaterspreeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + buik (“belly, stomach”) + waterspreeuw (“white-throated dipper”).

compound

white-throated dipper
white-throated dipper

Cinclus cinclus aquaticus, a subspecies of white-throated dipper


zwartbuikwaterspreeuw

nl-noun

zwartbuikwaterspreeuw m or f (plural zwartbuikwaterspreeuwen, diminutive zwartbuikwaterspreeuwtje n)

zwartbuikwaterspreeuwen (plural)
zwartbuikwaterspreeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

From zwart (“black”) + buik (“belly, stomach”) + waterspreeuw (“white-throated dipper”).

compound

Cinclus cinclus cinclus, a subspecies of white-throated dipper


roodhalsfuten

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halsbandparkietje

nl-noun-dim

halsbandparkietje n (plural halsbandparkietjes)


geel kwikstaartje

head

geel kwikstaartje (plural gele kwikstaartjes)


gele kwikstaartjes

geel kwikstaartje
geel kwikstaartje#Dutch


genaakbaarheid

From genaakbaar (“accessible, approachable”) + -heid (“-ness, -hood”).


benaderbaarheid

From benaderbaar (“approachable”) + -heid (“-ness, -hood”).


onbenaderbaarheid

From onbenaderbaar (“unapproachable”) + -heid (“-ness, -hood”).


ontoegankelijkheid

From ontoegankelijk (“inaccessible”) + -heid (“-ness, -hood”).


omwereld

Calque of German Umwelt, equivalent to om- + wereld. Compare English umbworld, Swedish omvärld, Danish omverden.


patiënte

nl-noun

patiënte f (plural patiëntes, diminutive patiëntetje n)

patiëntes (plural)
patiëntetje (diminutive neuter)


zegje

From zeggen + -je (diminutive suffix), but there is no corresponding non-diminutive noun; the word is thus a diminutivum tantum.

Nadat hij eindelijk zijn zegje gedaan had, ging men over tot het volgende punt.

After he finally had his say, they moved on to the next point.


wiegendood

From wieg (“cradle”) + -en- + dood (“death”).

sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome

crib death, cot death; sudden infant death syndrome


morning-afterpil

morning-afterpil f (plural morning-afterpillen)


hormoonspiraal

hormoonspiraal f (plural hormoonspiralen, diminutive hormoonspiraaltje n)

hormoonspiralen (plural)
hormoonspiraaltje (diminutive neuter)

From hormoon (“hormone”) + spiraal (“IUD”).

(chiefly diminutive) a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD)


hormoonspiralen

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hormoonspiraaltje

nl-noun-dim

hormoonspiraaltje n (plural hormoonspiraaltjes)

Audio


hormoonspiraaltjes

Audio


koperspiraal

nl-noun

koperspiraal f (plural koperspiralen, diminutive koperspiraaltje n)

koperspiralen (plural)
koperspiraaltje (diminutive neuter)

From koper (“copper”) + spiraal (“IUD”).

(chiefly diminutive) a copper (non-hormonal) intrauterine device (IUD)


koperspiraaltje

nl-noun-dim

koperspiraaltje n (plural koperspiraaltjes)


drinklust

From drinken (“to drink”) + lust (“lust, taste, appetite, pleasure”).

compound

an appetite for (alcoholic) drinking; a lust for alcohol


pitpoes

nl-noun

pitpoes f (plural pitpoezen, diminutive pitpoesje n)

pitpoezen (plural)
pitpoesje (diminutive neuter)


appeltje voor de dorst

appeltje voor de dorst n (plural appeltjes voor de dorst)

Literally, “little apple for the thirst”. Compare French poire pour la soif.


stand van zaken

nl-noun

stand van zaken m (plural standen van zaken)


stavaza

(corporate jargon) acronym of stand van zaken (“state of affairs; the current situation”)


poepiedoepie

Reduplication of poepie, with slight alteration.

(informal) sweetie, cutie pie (term of endearment, typically for young children or animals)


ratjetoe

ratjetoe m or n (plural ratjetoes, diminutive ratjetoetje n)

ratjetoes (plural)
ratjetoetje (diminutive neuter)

Alteration of French ratatouille. Doublet of ratatouille.

(figuratively) a diverse mixture, hodgepodge, mess


Sinterkerst

(informal) Sinterklaas and Christmas, treated as a single holiday


gaspeldoorn

gaspeldoorn m (plural gaspeldoorns, diminutive gaspeldoorntje n)

gaspeldoorns (plural)
gaspeldoorntje (diminutive neuter)
gaspeldoren (alternative)

From a diminutive of Middle Dutch gaspe (“buckle”) + doorn (“thorn”). The first element is a variant form of the same word that yielded modern gesp (“buckle”); an oft repeated theory to explain this etymology is that the thorns of this shrub were used as pins for clothing.

affix

Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus#Translingual


linkiewinkie

Blend of links (“left-wing”) + English Tinky Winky (Teletubbies character).


slimmerd

nl-noun

slimmerd n (plural slimmerds, diminutive slimmerdje n)

slimmerds (plural)
slimmerdje (diminutive neuter)


slimmerik

slimmerik n (plural slimmeriken, diminutive slimmerikje n)

slimmeriken (plural)
slimmerikje (diminutive neuter)


dommerd

dommerd n (plural dommerds, diminutive dommerdje n)

dommerds (plural)
dommerdje (diminutive neuter)


kerstkalkoen

kerstkalkoen m (plural kerstkalkoenen, diminutive kerstkalkoentje n)

kerstkalkoenen (plural)
kerstkalkoentje (diminutive neuter)


zinsverband

zinsverband n (plural zinsverbanden, diminutive zinsverbandje n)

zinsverbanden (plural)
zinsverbandje (diminutive neuter)


werkzaamheidsgraad

werkzaamheidsgraad n (plural werkzaamheidsgraden)

Coordinate term: werkloosheidscijfer


slotakkoord

slotakkoord n (plural slotakkoorden, diminutive slotakkoordje n)

slotakkoorden (plural)
slotakkoordje (diminutive neuter)

Het slotakkoord is gespeeld.

(music) the final note or chord of a musical piece


riedel

riedel m (plural riedels, diminutive riedeltje n)

riedels (plural)
riedeltje (diminutive neuter)

(music) motif, short jingle, recurring sequence of notes

Dat riedeltje gaat er bij mij niet meer in.

(figuratively) an oft-repeated explanation or phrase


riedeltjes

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verantwoordelijke

verantwoordelijke m or f (plural verantwoordelijken)


doemdenkerij

From doemdenker + -ij or doemdenken + -erij.


taboeïsering

From taboeïseren (“to make something taboo”) + -ing.

af

tabooization; the act or process of making something taboo


koekjes van eigen deeg

koekje van eigen deeg
koekje van eigen deeg#Dutch


mannengriep

Compound of man (“man”) + -en- (“flu, influenza”) + griep.


aansteller

nl-noun

aansteller m (plural aanstellers, diminutive aanstellertje n)

aanstellers (plural)
aanstellertje (diminutive neuter)


academisch kwartier

academisch kwartier n (plural academische kwartieren, diminutive academisch kwartiertje n)

academische kwartieren (plural)
academisch kwartiertje (diminutive neuter)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see academisch, kwartier.

(idiomatic, usually in the diminutive) academic quarter


academisch kwartiertje

nl-noun-dim

academisch kwartiertje n (plural academische kwartiertjes)

academisch kwartier
academisch kwartier#Dutch


academische kwartiertjes

academisch kwartiertje
academisch kwartiertje#Dutch


midwinterhoorn

nl-noun

midwinterhoorn m (plural midwinterhoorns)

From midwinter (“midwinter”) + hoorn (“horn”).

compound

midwinter horn, a type of wooden trumpet blown around midwinter in certain areas of the eastern Netherlands and the adjacent parts of Germany


bemoeizuchtigheid

From bemoeizuchtig (“meddlesome”) + -heid.

synonym of bemoeizucht (“meddlesomeness”)


zonzekerheid

From zon + zekerheid; literally, “sun certainty.”

guarantee that the sun will be there; guaranteed sun


voorklinker

Coordinate term: achterklinker


achterklinker

Coordinate term: voorklinker


winterkleren

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


middelloodlijn

nl-noun

middelloodlijn f (plural middelloodlijnen, diminutive middelloodlijntje n)

middelloodlijnen (plural)
middelloodlijntje (diminutive neuter)


middelloodlijntje

nl-noun-dim

middelloodlijntje n (plural middelloodlijntjes)


ijshockeybaan

nl-noun

ijshockeybaan f (plural ijshockeybanen, diminutive ijshockeybaantje n)

ijshockeybanen (plural)
ijshockeybaantje (diminutive neuter)


look-zonder-look

Univerbation of look (“Allium”) + zonder (“without”) + look (“Allium”), because this plant smells like a species Allium, while not being related to Allium.

univerbation

In Nederland is look-zonder-look van oorsprong aanwezig. Je treft haar plaatstelijk algemeen aan in de duinstreek, langs de grote rivieren en Zuid-Limburg.

2004, Henk J. Nieuwenkamp, ANWB flora gids voor Nederland en Vlaanderen, →ISBN:

Garlic mustard is native in the Netherlands. You can commonly find it locally in the dunes, alongside the major rivers and Southern Limburg.

Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata#Translingual


zitplaats

nl-noun

zitplaats f (plural zitplaatsen, diminutive zitplaatsje n)

zitplaatsen (plural)
zitplaatsje (diminutive neuter)


gemakzucht

laziness, inclination to choose the easy way out


borstplaat

borstplaat f (plural borstplaten, diminutive borstplaatje n)

borstplaten (plural)
borstplaatje (diminutive neuter)

From borst (“breast”) + plaat (“plate”). The candy derives its name from its usage as a medicine against chest ailments in the past.

De pijl werd tegengehouden door zijn stalen borstplaat.

His steel breastplate stopped the arrow.

(countable) a breastplate; a piece of armor worn on the breast

Mijn opa maakt borstplaat waar je tanden van wegsmelten.

My grandpa makes borstplaat that makes your teeth melt.

(uncountable) a type of candy made of mostly sugar, water (or milk) and a flavoring agent such as cocoa or vanilla, similar to the Scottish tablet / tablaid


vroegeling

vroegeling m (plural vroegelingen, diminutive vroegelingetje n)

vroegelingen (plural)
vroegelingetje (diminutive neuter)

From vroeg (“early”) + -e- + -ling. Flowers early in spring or even in late winter; hence its name.

common whitlow grass (Erophila verna syn. Draba verna)


zwaard van Damocles

zwaard van Damocles n (plural zwaarden van Damocles)

From Ancient Greek Δαμοκλῆς (Damoklês); for more, see English sword of Damocles.


zwaarden van Damocles

zwaard van Damocles
zwaard van Damocles#Dutch


huppelkut

huppelkut f (plural huppelkutten, diminutive huppelkutje n)

huppelkutten (plural)
huppelkutje (diminutive neuter)

From huppelen (“to skip, frisk”) + kut (“cunt”).

compound

Die meid is een huppelkutje zonder persoonlijkheid.

That gal is a ditzy cunt with no personality.

(vulgar, derogatory) a woman or girl who is stupid, ditzy and/or naive in an annoying way


richtingscoëfficiënt

nl-noun

richtingscoëfficiënt m (plural richtingscoëfficiënten, diminutive richtingscoëfficiëntje n)

richtingscoëfficiënten (plural)
richtingscoëfficiëntje (diminutive neuter)
rc (alternative)
rico (alternative)


godswonder

godswonder n (plural godswonderen, diminutive godswondertje n)

godswonderen (plural)
godswondertje (diminutive neuter)

Door een godswonder ontliep de heilige de heidense horde.

The saint escaped the heathen horde through a divine miracle.

Het mag een godswonder heten dat niemand flauwviel van de hitte in het benauwde klaslokaal.

It can be considered an unlikely positive outcome that nobody fainted from the heat in the poorly ventilated classroom.

(figuratively, informal) an unlikely positive outcome defying (pessimistic) expectations


vaâr

vaâr m (plural vaâren, diminutive vaârtje n or vaârke n)

vaâren (plural)
vaârtje (diminutive neuter)
vaârke (diminutive neuter)

Formed from vader through regular d-syncope (compare veer, broer, la).


radslag

radslag m (plural radslagen, diminutive radslagje n)

radslagen (plural)
radslagje (diminutive neuter)

(gymnastics) cartwheel (A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.)


medestrijder

medestrijder m (plural medestrijders, diminutive medestrijdertje n)

medestrijders (plural)
medestrijdertje (diminutive neuter)

fellow soldier, comrade, a companion in battle


gradiënt

gradiënt m (plural gradiënten, diminutive gradiëntje n)

gradiënten (plural)
gradiëntje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: gradien

Borrowed from French gradient, from Latin gradiēns.

gradient (rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases)

(mathematics) gradient (the differential operator ∇)


doopsuiker

doopsuiker m (plural doopsuikers, diminutive doopsuikertje n)

doopsuikers (plural)
doopsuikertje (diminutive neuter)

candy, typically sugar beans, offered to friends and relatives on the birth of a child (in Belgium and in parts of the Dutch provinces Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Zeeland)


wiezen

whist (most commonly used to refer to a Belgian variation of whist)


woordzoeker

woordzoeker m (plural woordzoekers, diminutive woordzoekertje n)

woordzoekers (plural)
woordzoekertje (diminutive neuter)

From woord (“word”) + zoeker (“searcher”).


brakheid

brakheid f (plural brakheden, diminutive brakheidje n)

brakheden (plural)
brakheidje (diminutive neuter)

Een koude douche kan helpen tegen brakheid.

A cold shower can help against being hung over.

(colloquial) the state of being hungover


passagiersstoel

passagiersstoel m (plural passagiersstoelen, diminutive passagiersstoeltje n)

passagiersstoelen (plural)
passagiersstoeltje (diminutive neuter)

Coordinate term: bestuurdersstoel


bestuurdersstoel

bestuurdersstoel m (plural bestuurdersstoelen, diminutive bestuurdersstoeltje n)

bestuurdersstoelen (plural)
bestuurdersstoeltje (diminutive neuter)

Coordinate term: passagiersstoel


tentzeil

tentzeil n (plural tentzeilen, diminutive tentzeiltje n)

tentzeilen (plural)
tentzeiltje (diminutive neuter)


spanningsboog

spanningsboog m (plural spanningsbogen, diminutive spanningsboogje n)

spanningsbogen (plural)
spanningsboogje (diminutive neuter)

From spanning (“tension”) + -s- + boog (“arc”).

compound

tension, suspense (device used in media to hold the consumer's attention)

De jeugd van tegenwoordig heeft een veel kortere spanningsboog.

Today's youth have a much shorter attention span.


aandachtsspanne

nl-noun

aandachtsspanne m or f (plural aandachtsspannen, diminutive aandachtsspannetje n)

aandachtsspannen (plural)
aandachtsspannetje (diminutive neuter)

From aandacht (“attention”) + -s- + spanne (“span”).


piauw

Possibly from Hakka 票 (piau4, “ticket”). Cognate of Sranan Tongo pyaw.

Is het dan wonder dat men zich, in de hoop door het geluk uit deze misère verlost te worden, overgeeft aan het piauwspel?

1934, Anton de Kom, Wij slaven van Suriname [We Slaves of Suriname], Amsterdam: Contact, page 177:

Is it any wonder then that, hoping to be delivered from this misery by chance, people indulge in playing pakapoo?

Tenslotte had je ook Chinezen in de straat. Bijvoorbeeld ene A Loy (...). Je kon bij hem piauw spelen. Dat was Chinese lotto streng verboden bij de wet. Diens vrouw hield achter jaloezieën gezeten de straat in de gaten. Op een teken van haar glipte je naar binnen en overhandigde jouw biljet volgedrukt met chinese^([sic]) karakters waarvan je natuurlijk geen bliksem verstond en waarvan je met potlood acht tekens had zwart gemaakt. Met Oost Indische^([sic]) inkt vulde Aloy^([sic]) een gelijksoortig papier in. s^([sic]) Middags of de volgende dag haalde je een biljet op met het resultaat van de trekking.

1993, Don Walther Donner, Swietie Sranang. Kan me nog meer vertellen. Herinneringen aan een rot jeugd [Sweet Suriname. Tell the marines. Recollections of a lousy childhood], Southend on Sea/Noravia/Rotterdam: Laetitia Boeken, pages 42-43:

Finally, there were Chinese people living in the street. For example, one Mr A Loy (...). One could play pakapoo at his place. That was Chinese lotto, strictly forbidden by law. His wife sat behind blinds watching the street. At her signal, you'd slip inside and hand over your ticket printed with Chinese characters, of which, of course, you wouldn't understand a thing and of which you'd have blacked out eight characters with a pencil. With East Indian ink, Mr A Loy would fill in a similar paper. In the afternoon or the next day, you'd collect a note with the result of the draw.

(Suriname) pakapoo (a Chinese lottery game)


poppedijn

nl-noun

poppedijn ? (plural poppedijnen, diminutive poppedijntje n)

poppedijnen (plural)
poppedijntje (diminutive neuter)

An affectionate term of address for a young girl.


oorlogsweduwe

oorlogsweduwe f (plural oorlogsweduwen or oorlogsweduwes)

oorlogsweduwen (plural)
oorlogsweduwes (plural)

war widow (wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war)


spijze

spijze f or m (plural spijzen, diminutive spijsje n)

spijzen (plural)
spijsje (diminutive neuter)


pakira

pakira's (plural)
pakiera (alternative archaic)

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo pakira, from Kari'na pakira, from Proto-Cariban *pakira. Doublet of pekari.

(Suriname) collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu


sluys

sluys f (plural sluyzen, diminutive sluysje n)

sluyzen (plural)
sluysje (diminutive neuter)


signael

signael n (plural signaelen, diminutive signaeltje n)

signaelen (plural)
signaeltje (diminutive neuter)


vanzelfsprekendheid

vanzelfsprekendheid f (plural vanzelfsprekendheden)

foregone conclusion, self-evident fact; something that goes without saying


heitje voor een karweitje

nl-noun-dim-tant

heitje voor een karweitje n (plural heitjes voor karweitjes or heitjes voor een karweitje)

heitjes voor karweitjes (plural)
heitjes voor een karweitje (plural)

Literally, “25 guilder cents for a small job”.

lit

(Netherlands, idiomatic) an odd job or small task done in exchange for a very small amount of money, particularly those done by children


heitjes voor karweitjes

heitje voor een karweitje
heitje voor een karweitje#Dutch


herhalingsteken

nl-noun

herhalingsteken n (plural herhalingstekens, diminutive herhalingstekentje n)

herhalingstekens (plural)
herhalingstekentje (diminutive neuter)

From herhaling (“repetition”) + -s- (“sign”) + teken.

compound

ditto mark (symbol indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated)

(music) repeat (mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated)


elektriciteitsnet

nl-noun

elektriciteitsnet n (plural elektriciteitsnetten, diminutive elektriciteitsnetje n)

elektriciteitsnetten (plural)
elektriciteitsnetje (diminutive neuter)

electricity network, electrical grid, power grid


umc

universitair medisch centrum
universitair medisch centrum#Dutch

(healthcare) acronym of universitair medisch centrum (“university medical centre, university hospital”)


wedersamenstelling

wedersamenstelling f (plural wedersamenstellingen)

From weder- + samenstelling; literally, “recomposition.”

reconstruction, reenactment (of a crime)


vertegenwoordiging

vertegenwoordiging f (plural vertegenwoordigingen)


ongepastheid

ongepastheid f (plural ongepastheden, diminutive ongepastheidje n)

ongepastheden (plural)
ongepastheidje (diminutive neuter)


ov-chipkaart

ov-chipkaart m or f (plural ov-chipkaarten, diminutive ov-chipkaartje n)

ov-chipkaarten (plural)
ov-chipkaartje (diminutive neuter)
ov-chip (alternative)
ov-kaart (alternative)
OV-chipkaart (alternative)

Genericized trademark from OV-chipkaart, equivalent to ov (“public transport”) + chipkaart (“smart card, chipcard”).

compound

(Netherlands) A nationwide contactless smart card used to pay for journeys on all public transport systems in the Netherlands


brunel

nl-noun

brunel f (plural brunellen, diminutive brunelletje n)

brunellen (plural)
brunelletje (diminutive neuter)
bruinel (alternative)
brunelle (alternative)
bruinelle (alternative)

From Middle Dutch brunelle, from Latin prunella, brunella.

a prunella, selfheal; any plant of the genus Prunella


gewone brunel

gewone brunel f (plural gewone brunellen, diminutive gewoon brunelletje n)

gewone brunellen (plural)
gewoon brunelletje (diminutive neuter)

Prunella vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris#Translingual


wereldrecord

wereldrecord n (plural wereldrecords, diminutive wereldrecordje n)

wereldrecords (plural)
wereldrecordje (diminutive neuter)

From wereld (“world”) + record (“record”).


afwijzing

afwijzing f (plural afwijzingen, diminutive afwijzinkje n)

afwijzingen (plural)
afwijzinkje (diminutive neuter)


migratie

migratie f (plural migraties, diminutive migratietje n)

migraties (plural)
migratietje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French migration, from Latin migrātiō. By surface analysis, migreren + -atie.

migration (moving to live in another place)


Leids kwartiertje

nl-noun-dim-tant

Leids kwartiertje n (plural Leidse kwartiertjes)


Leidse kwartiertjes

Leids kwartiertje
Leids kwartiertje#Dutch


vale gierzwaluw

nl-noun

vale gierzwaluw f (plural vale gierzwaluwen, diminutive vaal gierzwaluwtje n)

vale gierzwaluwen (plural)
vaal gierzwaluwtje (diminutive neuter)


kobmeeuw

kobmeeuw m or f (plural kobmeeuwen, diminutive kobmeeuwtje n)

kobmeeuwen (plural)
kobmeeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

Onder de muizenverdelgende soorten noem ik den buizerd, den kerkuil, de roek en in streken, die niet zeer ver van zee zijn gelegen, de kobmeeuw.

1879, Jan Ritzema Bos, Landbouwdierkunde: nuttige en schadelijke dieren van Nederland:

Among the mouse-exterminating species I name the buzzard, the barn owl, the rook and, in the regions that are not located far from sea, the European herring gull.

European herring gull
European herring gull

Larus argentatus
Larus argentatus#Translingual

(particularly) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)


bbp

bbp n (plural bbp's, diminutive bbp'tje n)

bbp's (plural)
bbp'tje (diminutive neuter)
BBP (alternative)

bruto binnenlands product
bruto binnenlands product#Dutch

gross domestic product
gross domestic product

initialism of bruto binnenlands product (“gross domestic product”); GDP


bruto binnenlands product

bruto binnenlands product n (plural bruto binnenlandse producten, diminutive bruto binnenlands productje n)

bruto binnenlandse producten (plural)
bruto binnenlands productje (diminutive neuter)
bruto binnenlands produkt (alternative)
bbp (alternative)
BBP (alternative)

Audio


dienstverlener

dienstverlener m (plural dienstverleners)


deeltijd

From deel + tijd, calque of English part-time.

Coordinate term: voltijd

in deeltijd werken


voltijd

From vol + tijd, calque of English full-time.

Coordinate term: deeltijd

in voltijd werken


buntgras

Apparently from earlier bentgras; the vowel is altered through proximity of the labial consonant. The second element of the compound is gras (“grass”).

gray clubawn grass, gray hair-grass, Corynephorus canescens


bekermos

Compound of beker (“cup”) + mos (“moss”), referring to the beaker-like shape of some of these lichens (see picture).

any of various lichens of the genus Cladonia


kopjesbekermos

From kopje (“little cup”) + -s- + bekermos (“any of various lichens of genus Cladonia”).


betrokkene

Ik wil graag alle betrokkenen bedanken.

I would like to thank everyone involved.


daklei

nl-noun

daklei c (plural dakleien, diminutive dakleitje n)

dakleien (plural)
dakleitje (diminutive neuter)


erfgename

erfgename f (plural erfgenames, masculine erfgenaam)

erfgenames (plural)
erfgenaam (masculine)


gomawiri

From Sranan Tongo agumawiwiri. Compare Jamaican English gouma (“Solanum americanum”), Bahamian English gooma-bush (“Solanum americanum”).

cog

(chiefly Suriname) Solanum americanum, the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable


halofyt

Internationalism (see English halophyte).


rood bekermos

Literally, “red beaker-moss”; bekermos is a name used for various lichens of the genus Cladonia.

madame's cup lichen (Cladonia coccifera)


mopé

From Sranan Tongo mope, from Kari'na mope.

Spondias mombin
Spondias mombin#Translingual

(chiefly Suriname) hog plum, Spondias mombin


mosbloempje

From mos (“moss”) + bloempje (“flower (diminutive)”).

compound

mossy stonecrop, moss pygmyweed (Crassula tillaea)


watercrassula

nl-noun

watercrassula f (plural watercrassula's)

swamp stonecrop, New Zealand pygmyweed, Crassula helmsii


tripmadam

Borrowed from French tripe-madame (whence English trip-madam), of uncertain origin.

reflexed stonecrop, trip-madam (Sedum rupestre syn. Petrosedum rupestre)


huislook

From Middle Dutch huuslook, from Old Dutch *hūslōk, from Proto-West Germanic *hūsalauk. By surface analysis, huis (“house”) + look (“leek”), referring to their usage on the roofs of houses (compare the taxonomic name Sempervivum tectorum of the common houseleek; tectorum meaning "of roofs").

berghuislook

mountain houseleek, Sempervivum montanum

spinnenwebhuislook

cobweb houseleek, Sempervivum arachnoideum

a houseleek, sempervivum; any plant of genus Sempervivum

(particularly) synonym of donderblad (“common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum”)


donderblad

nl-noun

donderblad n (plural donderbladen or donderbladeren)

donderbladen (plural)
donderbladeren (plural)

From Middle Dutch donderblat, with a by-form donderbaert (whence the modern obsolete synonym donderbaard). By surface analysis, donder (“thunder”) + blad (“leaf”), perhaps from a folk belief that these plants protected against thunder (as they were commonly planted on roofs: compare the synonyms huislook, daklook and other variants, as well as the taxonomic name, tēctōrum meaning "of roofs").
If donderbaert (attested also in German Donnerbart) is the original form underlying donderblat, it may be compared with French joubarbe (“houseleek”), from Latin Iovis barba (or barba Iovis) which literally means Jupiter's beard. If this association is correct, the word could be viewed as a calque of the Latin, with donder referring to the Germanic thunder god similar to how diēs Iovis was calqued into the Germanic languages using this deity's name (see the etymology at donderdag). The original meaning would then be "Donar's beard".

surf

Sempervivum tectorum
Sempervivum tectorum#Translingual


donderbaard

donderbaarden (plural)
donderbaerd (alternative)
donderbaert (alternative)

From Middle Dutch donderbaert, a spelling which remained in use in early Modern Dutch. By surface analysis, donder (“thunder”) + baard (“beard”); more at donderblad.

(obsolete) synonym of donderblad (“common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum”)


assistentie

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assistentia, perhaps via Old French assistence. Equivalent to assisteren + -tie


belastingdienst

nl-noun

belastingdienst m (plural belastingdiensten, diminutive belastingdienstje n)

belastingdiensten (plural)
belastingdienstje (diminutive neuter)

From belasting (“tax”) + dienst (“service”).


gebruikersnaam

gebruikersnaam m (plural gebruikersnamen, diminutive gebruikersnaampje n)

gebruikersnamen (plural)
gebruikersnaampje (diminutive neuter)

From gebruiker (“user”) + -s- + naam (“name”).


sleutelbloem

nl-noun

sleutelbloem f (plural sleutelbloemen, diminutive sleutelbloempje n)

sleutelbloemen (plural)
sleutelbloempje (diminutive neuter)

From sleutel (“key”) + bloem (“flower”).


gulden sleutelbloem

gulden sleutelbloem f (plural gulden sleutelbloemen, diminutive gulden sleutelbloempje n)

gulden sleutelbloemen (plural)
gulden sleutelbloempje (diminutive neuter)

Primula veris
Primula veris#Translingual


sleutelbloempje

nl-noun-dim

sleutelbloempje n (plural sleutelbloempjes)


gulden sleutelbloemen

gulden sleutelbloem
gulden sleutelbloem#Dutch


maretak

nl-noun

maretak m (plural maretakken, diminutive maretakje n)

maretakken (plural)
maretakje (diminutive neuter)

From tak (“branch”); the origin of the element mare- is disputed, but perhaps related to mare (“nightmare, witch”). Compare, for example, Norwegian Nynorsk marekvist.


vogellijm

From vogel (“bird”) + lijm (“glue”). The berries of the mistletoe are sticky and can be used to make glue, which has been used for catching birds.

synonym of maretak (“mistletoe, Viscum album”)


bergvlas

bastard toadflax; any plant of the genus Thesium


slanke sleutelbloem

slanke sleutelbloem f (plural slanke sleutelbloemen, diminutive slank sleutelbloempje n)

slanke sleutelbloemen (plural)
slank sleutelbloempje (diminutive neuter)


slanke sleutelbloemen

slanke sleutelbloem
slanke sleutelbloem#Dutch


havermoutpap

havermoutpap m (uncountable, diminutive havermoutpapje n)

From havermout (“oatmeal”) + pap (“porridge”).


dubbelloof

hardfern (Struthiopteris spicant syn. Blechnum spicant)


educatie

nl-noun

educatie f (plural educaties, diminutive educatietje n)

educaties (plural)
educatietje (diminutive neuter)
edukatie (alternative)

Afrikaans: edukasie

→ Indonesian: edukasi

Borrowed from French éducation, from Latin ēducātiōnem, form of ēducātiō.


edukatie

edukatie f (plural edukaties, diminutive edukatietje n)

edukaties (plural)
edukatietje (diminutive neuter)

superseded spelling of educatie (“education”)


aantoonbaarheid

aantoonbaarheid f (plural aantoonbaarheden, diminutive aantoonbaarheidje n)

aantoonbaarheden (plural)
aantoonbaarheidje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly uncountable) demonstrability, provability


aantoning

aantoning f (plural aantoningen, diminutive aantoninkje n)

aantoningen (plural)
aantoninkje (diminutive neuter)

From aantonen (“to demonstrate, prove”) + -ing.


bbh

nl-noun

bbh f (plural bbh's, diminutive bbh'tje n)

bbh's (plural)
bbh'tje (diminutive neuter)

initialism of bijbehorende hoogte (“height associated with the base length of a triangle”)


dagkaart

dagkaart m or f (plural dagkaarten, diminutive dagkaartje n)

dagkaarten (plural)
dagkaartje (diminutive neuter)


tussenjaar

tussenjaar n (plural tussenjaren, diminutive tussenjaartje n)

tussenjaren (plural)
tussenjaartje (diminutive neuter)

From tussen (“between”) + jaar (“year”).


hoogwaterbroek

hoogwaterbroek f (plural hoogwaterbroeken, diminutive hoogwaterbroekje n)

hoogwaterbroeken (plural)
hoogwaterbroekje (diminutive neuter)

From hoogwater (“high tide, high water, flood”) + broek (“pants”); the joke being that pants which are somewhat too short would not get wet if worn during flooding events.

compound

Mijn oudste loopt rond in een hoogwaterbroek, het is hoog tijd dat ik weer eens wat nieuws voor hem koop.

My eldest [child] walks about in pants which are too short, it's high time I buy him something new.

(humorous) full-length pants which are unintentionally too short (and comically so, such as pants which a child has grown out of or poorly fitting hand-me-downs)

Het is belangrijk om passende schoenen en sokken te dragen bij een hoogwaterbroek, anders ziet het er raar uit.

It's important to wear appropriate shoes and socks with pants which are somewhat shorter than full-length, otherwise it looks weird.

(by extension) pants which are intended to be slightly shorter than full-length, as an expression of fashion


Pothoofdplant

nl-noun

Pothoofdplant f (plural Pothoofdplanten, diminutive Pothoofdplantje n)

Pothoofdplanten (plural)
Pothoofdplantje (diminutive neuter)
pothoofdplant (alternative)

Compound of Pothoofd + plant; the Pothoofd was once a major transloading site in the port of Deventer in The Netherlands, back when Deventer was still an important port connected to the North Sea via the Zuiderzee and the river IJssel (today it is cut off from the ocean due to the damming in 1932 of the Zuiderzee, which is now a lake). The Pothoofd became a hotspot among botanists c. 1900 due to the prevalence of rare non-native plants which germinated there from seeds accidentally imported from distant lands (adventives), causing Pothoofdplanten to become, for some decades, emblematic for the phenomenon of adventive plants in the Netherlands in general.

(historical, botany) an adventive, particularly one found around the Pothoofd in Deventer, The Netherlands


pothoofdplant

pothoofdplant f (plural pothoofdplanten, diminutive pothoofdplantje n)

pothoofdplanten (plural)
pothoofdplantje (diminutive neuter)

alternative letter-case form of Pothoofdplant


frietzak

frietzak m (plural frietzakken, diminutive frietzakje n)

frietzakken (plural)
frietzakje (diminutive neuter)

From friet (“French fries”) + zak (“bag”).

a conical paper bag for serving French fries


huisloof

From huis (“house”) + loof (“leaf, foliage”); compare huislook.


dakloof

From dak (“house”) + loof (“leaf, foliage”).


mycoloog

mycoloog m (plural mycologen, feminine mycologe)

Based on mycologie (or vice versa) with the suffix -loog; alternatively it may be borrowed.


lichenoloog

Based on lichenologie (or vice versa) with the suffix -loog; alternatively it may be borrowed.


mycologe

mycologe f (plural mycologes, masculine mycoloog)


glimmend schaduwmos

Literally, “gleaming shadow-moss”, schaduwmos being a Dutch name for certain lichens of the family Physciaceae.

Hyperphyscia lucida, a species of lichen


dun schaduwmos

Literally, “thin shadow-moss”, schaduwmos being a Dutch name for certain lichens of the family Physciaceae.

Hyperphyscia adglutinata, a species of lichen


schaduwmos

From schaduw (“shadow”) + mos (“moss, lichen”).

compound

any of various lichens of the genera Phaeophyscia and Hyperphyscia


runenkorst

From rune (“rune”) + -n- + korst (“crust”).

any of various lichens with markings vaguely resembling runic characters, particularly of genus Phaeographis


halfjaar

nl-noun

halfjaar n (plural halfjaren, diminutive halfjaartje n)

halfjaren (plural)
halfjaartje (diminutive neuter)


maandagavond

maandagavond m (plural maandagavonden, diminutive maandagavondje n)

maandagavonden (plural)
maandagavondje (diminutive neuter)


dinsdagavond

dinsdagavond m (plural dinsdagavonden, diminutive dinsdagavondje n)

dinsdagavonden (plural)
dinsdagavondje (diminutive neuter)


woensdagavond

woensdagavond m (plural woensdagavonden, diminutive woensdagavondje n)

woensdagavonden (plural)
woensdagavondje (diminutive neuter)


vrijdagavond

vrijdagavond m (plural vrijdagavonden, diminutive vrijdagavondje n)

vrijdagavonden (plural)
vrijdagavondje (diminutive neuter)


zaterdagavond

zaterdagavond m (plural zaterdagavonden, diminutive zaterdagavondje n)

zaterdagavonden (plural)
zaterdagavondje (diminutive neuter)


zondagavond

zondagavond m (plural zondagavonden, diminutive zondagavondje n)

zondagavonden (plural)
zondagavondje (diminutive neuter)


voorverkiezing

voorverkiezing f (plural voorverkiezingen)

primary election (preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party)


surinamistiek

the scientific study of subjects related to Suriname


surinamisering

Literally, “Surinamization”, from surinamiseren + -ing. Possibly influenced by Indonesian indonesianisasi (“Indonesianization”)

the replacement of Dutch officials, managers, specialist staff, regulations, law, investments, etc, by Surinamese nationals or Surinamese equivalents, especially in the run-up to and following Suriname's independence in 1975


fraai haarmos

Literally, “beautiful hair-moss”, haarmos being a Dutch name for mosses of the genus Polytrichum.

bank haircap moss (Polytrichum formosum)


CoPI

(Netherlands, emergency services) acronym of commando plaats incident (“on-scene incident command”)


bedenktijd

cooling-off period (time to think things over, time to (re)consider)


oorlogseconomie

oorlogseconomie f (plural oorlogseconomieën)


herbewapening

herbewapening f (plural herbewapeningen)

/ˈɦɛr.bəˌʋaː.pə.nɪŋ/

heffing


ijf

ijf m (plural ijven, diminutive ijfje n)

ijven (plural)
ijfje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch *îwe f (attested as uwe and ieve, the latter being a conflation with the unrelated word for “ivy”), from Old Dutch *īwa, from Proto-Germanic *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. Cognate with German Eibe, English yew.

(archaic, now dialectal) synonym of taxus (“yew, Taxus baccata”)


krentenbaard

krentenbaard m (plural krentenbaarden, diminutive krentenbaardje n)

krentenbaarden (plural)
krentenbaardje (diminutive neuter)
krentebaard (alternative)

From krent (“currant, dried grape”) + -en- + baard (“beard”).


terriër

nl-noun

terriër m (plural terriërs, diminutive terriërtje n)

terriërs (plural)
terriërtje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English terrier, from French (chien) terrier.


intelligentiequotiënt

intelligentiequotiënt n (plural intelligentiequotiënten)

intelligentiequotiënten (plural)
IQ (alternative initialism)

Compound of intelligentie (“intelligence”) + quotiënt (“quotient”).

compound

intelligence quotient
intelligence quotient


verbouwing

nl-noun

verbouwing f (plural verbouwingen, diminutive verbouwinkje n)

verbouwingen (plural)
verbouwinkje (diminutive neuter)


extravertheid

Audio


grasmaaimachine

grasmaaimachine f (plural grasmaaimachines, diminutive grasmaaimachientje n)

grasmaaimachines (plural)
grasmaaimachientje (diminutive neuter)


grasmaaimachientje

nl-noun-dim

grasmaaimachientje n (plural grasmaaimachientjes)


bruine fruitschaal

nl-noun

bruine fruitschaal f (plural bruine fruitschalen, diminutive bruin fruitschaaltje n)

bruine fruitschalen (plural)
bruin fruitschaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “brown fruit-bowl” referring to the brown color of the deep-fried bittergarnituur snacks. Compare bruin fruit.

(slang, humorous) synonym of bittergarnituur (“assorted deep-fried snacks”)


peppel

peppel m (plural peppels, diminutive peppeltje n)

peppels (plural)
peppeltje (diminutive neuter)

A variant of Middle Dutch pappel, from Medieval Latin papulus, by-form of classical populus. Compare German Pappel.

Om mijn oud woonhuis peppels staan / ‘mijn lief, mijn lief, o waar gebleven’ / een smalle laan / van natte blaren, het vallen komt.

'Round my old abode poplars stand / 'my beloved, my beloved, oh whither went' / a narrow alley / of wet leaves, the falling comes.


peppelvlag

From peppel (“poplar”) + vlag (“flag”), the latter referring to the protruding growths. Compare elzenvlag (“Taphrina alni”) formed similarly.

Taphrina johansonii, a pathogenic fungus causing galls on poplar trees


heksenbezem

heksenbezem m (plural heksenbezems, diminutive heksenbezempje n)

heksenbezems (plural)
heksenbezempje (diminutive neuter)

bezem

From heks (“witch”) + -en- + bezem (“broom”).

(literally) the broom of a witch, used to work magic

a witch's broom, type of deformity of a tree caused by a pathogen

any of various fungi that cause such deformities, many of genus Taphrina


katzwijm

From kat (“cat”) + zwijm (“swoon, state of faded consciousness”).

compound

a swoon out of adoration or admiration of some person


kijkcijfer

nl-noun

kijkcijfer n (plural kijkcijfers, diminutive kijkcijfertje n)

kijkcijfers (plural)
kijkcijfertje (diminutive neuter)

From kijken (“to watch”) + cijfer (“number, grade”).

compound

De kijkcijfers zijn gekelderd na het tweede seizoen.

The ratings plummeted after the second season.

(television, usually in the plural) viewer rating and number


kijkcijferkanon

nl-noun

kijkcijferkanon n (plural kijkcijferkanonnen, diminutive kijkcijferkanonnetje n)

kijkcijferkanonnen (plural)
kijkcijferkanonnetje (diminutive neuter)

From kijkcijfer (“viewer rating”) + kanon (“cannon”).

compound

(television) programme that attracts a lot of viewers


roestgans

nl-noun

roestgans f (plural roestganzen, diminutive roestgansje n)

roestganzen (plural)
roestgansje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of roest (“rust”) + gans (“goose”), referring to the orange color.

synonym of casarca (“ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea”)


kijkje

een kijkje nemen


calpol

Wanneer politici met mega(lomane)projecten komen, zoals het bouwen van duizenden woningen, tientallen flatgebouwen, supersonische treinverbindingen, fly-overs, diepwaterhavens en hypermoderne waterstoffabrieken, terwijl het land zelf geen cent heeft om een paar strippen calpol te kopen, krab ik mij behoorlijk achter de oren.

2022 November 23, Ivan Cairo, “Blessuretijd [Injury time]”, in De Ware Tijd, retrieved 2024-02-02:

When politicians come up with mega(lomaniac) projects, such as building thousands of houses, dozens of apartment buildings, supersonic rail links, fly-overs, deep-water ports and state-of-the-art hydrogen factories, while the country itself doesn't have enough money to buy a few strips of paracetamol, I thoroughly scratch my head.

(Suriname, colloquial) paracetamol, acetaminophen (white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever)


sporenplant

sporenplant f (plural sporenplanten, diminutive sporenplantje n)

sporenplanten (plural)
sporenplantje (diminutive neuter)

From spoor (“spore”) + -en- + plant (“plant”).

compound

(botany) a cryptogam; a plant that reproduces via spores


cryptogaam

Internationalism; see English cryptogam.


heermoes

Uncertain. The first element may derive from Proto-West Germanic *haru (“bitter, sharp”); the second may be moes, but in a sense more comparable to that found in German Gemüse (“vegetable”); the compound might then originally have meant "bitter vegetable".

der

Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense#Translingual


reuzenpaardenstaart

nl-noun

reuzenpaardenstaart m (plural reuzenpaardenstaarten, diminutive reuzenpaardenstaartje n)

reuzenpaardenstaarten (plural)
reuzenpaardenstaartje (diminutive neuter)
reuzenpaardestaart (alternative)

From reus (“giant”) + -en + paardenstaart (“horsetail”).

compound

Equisetum telmateia
Equisetum telmateia#Translingual


bospaardenstaart

nl-noun

bospaardenstaart m (plural bospaardenstaarten, diminutive bospaardenstaartje n)

bospaardenstaarten (plural)
bospaardenstaartje (diminutive neuter)
bospaardestaart (alternative)

From bos (“forest”) + paardenstaart (“horsetail”).


spermatofyt

Internationalism (see English spermatophyte).


mopsvleermuis

nl-noun

mopsvleermuis f (plural mopsvleermuizen, diminutive mopsvleermuisje n)

mopsvleermuizen (plural)
mopsvleermuisje (diminutive neuter)


heidebrem

Compound of heide (“heath”) + brem (“broom”).


duindoorn

duindoorn m (plural duindoorns, diminutive duindoorntje n)

duindoorns (plural)
duindoorntje (diminutive neuter)
duindoren (alternative)

Hippophae rhamnoides
Hippophae rhamnoides#Translingual


vuurdoorn

vuurdoorn m (plural vuurdoorns, diminutive vuurdoorntje n)

vuurdoorns (plural)
vuurdoorntje (diminutive neuter)

a firethorn, any plant of the genus Pyracantha


verfbrem

Genista tinctoria
Genista tinctoria#Translingual

woad-waxen, dyer's greenweed, Genista tinctoria


kleine pelikaan

kleine pelikaan m (plural kleine pelikanen, diminutive klein pelikaantje n)

kleine pelikanen (plural)
klein pelikaantje (diminutive neuter)

Pelecanus rufescens
Pelecanus rufescens#Translingual

pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)


roodrugpelikaan

roodrugpelikaan m (plural roodrugpelikanen, diminutive roodrugpelikaantje n)

roodrugpelikanen (plural)
roodrugpelikaantje (diminutive neuter)

From rood (“red”) + rug (“back”) + pelikaan (“pelican”).

compound

synonym of kleine pelikaan (“pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens”)


RAV

(Netherlands, healthcare, emergency services) initialism of regionale ambulancevoorziening (“regional ambulance service”)


calciumcarbonaat

→ Indonesian: kalsium karbonat


carbonaat

→ Indonesian: karbonat


kaliumchloride

→ Indonesian: kalium klorida


bicarbonaat

→ Indonesian: bikarbonat


kruipklokje

From kruipen (“to creep, crawl”) + klokje (“bellflower”); this bellflower species tends to grow in a crawling fashion and remains close to the ground, as is also reflected in the English name trailing bellflower.

Serbian bellflower, trailing bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana)


zomerklokje

From zomer (“summer”) + klokje (“bellflower”). Note that, despite its name, this plant is taxonomically not of the actual bellflower family (Campanulaceae); it owes its name solely to the bellflower-like appearance of its flowers. (It belongs instead to the Amaryllidaceae.)


gewoon sneeuwklokje

nl-noun-dim-tant

gewoon sneeuwklokje n (plural gewone sneeuwklokjes)


gewone sneeuwklokjes

gewoon sneeuwklokje
gewoon sneeuwklokje#Dutch


Catharinaparkiet

nl-noun

Catharinaparkiet m (plural Catharinaparkieten, diminutive Catharinaparkietje n)

Catharinaparkieten (plural)
Catharinaparkietje (diminutive neuter)
Katharinaparkiet (alternative)

Bolborhynchus lineola
Bolborhynchus lineola#Translingual

the barred parakeet, Bolborhynchus lineola


nitraat

→ Indonesian: nitrat


wolfspoot

wolfspoot m (plural wolfspoten, diminutive wolfspootje n)

wolfspoten (plural)
wolfspootje (diminutive neuter)

From wolf (“wolf”) + -s- + poot (“leg”); the meaning is identical to that of the genus name Lycopus.


dennenwolfsklauw

dennenwolfsklauw m (plural dennenwolfsklauwen)

From den (“pine tree”) + -en- + wolfsklauw (“club moss”).


moeraswolfsklauw

nl-noun

moeraswolfsklauw m (plural moeraswolfsklauwen)

From moeras (“swamp”) + wolfsklauw (“club moss”).

compound

Lycopodiella inundata
Wikispecies:Lycopodiella inundata


bijdehandje

From bijdehand + -je, using the diminutive suffix to substantivize the adjective and give it a somewhat derogatory or overly familiar connotation (compare slimpie).

(informal, mildly derogatory) smart alec, know-it-all, pedant


deeltijdprinses

nl-noun

deeltijdprinses f (plural deeltijdprinsessen, diminutive deeltijdprinsesje n)

deeltijdprinsessen (plural)
deeltijdprinsesje (diminutive neuter)

From deeltijd (“part-time”) + prinses (“princess”); coined c. 2020. The word prinses here carries connotations of perceived laziness or spoiledness.

com

(derogatory, often diminutive) a woman who works part-time by choice


ronde zonnedauw

Drosera rotundifolia
Wikispecies:Drosera rotundifolia


deeltijdprinsesje

nl-noun-dim

deeltijdprinsesje n (plural deeltijdprinsesjes)


drakenklimop

From draak (“dragon”) + -en- + klimop (“ivy”).

compound

Epipremnum aureum
Epipremnum aureum#Translingual


leerder

nl-noun

leerder m (plural leerders, feminine leerster)

Ca. 1900, from leren (“to learn, teach”) + -der (agent suffix). Doublet of leraar (“teacher”). In fact, leerder would be the expected form for the latter (and did exist in Early Modern Dutch, albeit rarely). The fact that the irregular form leraar was standardized allowed to form leerder anew with a different sense.


vonder

nl-noun

vonder m or n (plural vonders or vonderen, diminutive vondertje n)

vonders (plural)
vonderen (plural)
vondertje (diminutive neuter)
vondel (alternative dialectal)

From Middle Dutch vondere, from Old Dutch *fundra, *fundera, from Proto-West Germanic *fundru. Perhaps related to vlonder (see there for more).


vriendenkring

vriendenkring m (plural vriendenkringen)


malrove

From Middle Dutch malrovie, marobie, marubie, from Latin marrubium.

Marrubium vulgare
Marrubium vulgare#Translingual


je reinste diefstal

Witheet is Mieke Krottje, nadat ze in Deventer via een parkeerapp ten onrechte 50 euro betaalde voor nauwelijks drie minuten parkeren. Ze verwacht dat veel meer mensen de klos waren. "Dit is je reinste diefstal."

2018 March 19, Bas Klaassen, “Mieke betaalde 50 euro voor 3 minuten parkeren in Deventer: 'Dit is je reinste diefstal’”, in De Stentor:

Mieke Krottje is furious after she paid 50 euro using a parking app for barely 3 minutes of parking in Deventer. She suspects there are many more victims. "This is daylight robbery."

a highly unfavorable transaction, daylight robbery


Griekse alant

Griekse alant m (plural Griekse alanten)

Inula helenium
Inula helenium#Translingual


donderkruid

From donder (“thunder”) + kruid (“herb”).

ploughman's spikenard
ploughman's spikenard


Afrikaanse maraboe

Afrikaanse maraboe m (plural Afrikaanse maraboes)


Afrikaanse maraboes

Afrikaanse maraboe
Afrikaanse maraboe#Dutch


ossenpikker

ossenpikker m (plural ossenpikkers, diminutive ossenpikkertje n)

ossenpikkers (plural)
ossenpikkertje (diminutive neuter)

From os (“ox”) + -en- + pikken (“to peck”) + -er, likely a calque of English oxpecker.


pieremachochel

nl-noun

pieremachochel m (plural pieremachochels, diminutive pieremachocheltje n)

pieremachochels (plural)
pieremachocheltje (diminutive neuter)
pieremegoggel (alternative)

(Netherlands, informal) a rickety and/or makeshift boat


pieremegoggel

pieremegoggel m (plural pieremegoggels, diminutive pieremegoggeltje n)

pieremegoggels (plural)
pieremegoggeltje (diminutive neuter)

(informal) alternative form of pieremachochel


pieremachocheltje

nl-noun-dim

pieremachocheltje n (plural pieremachocheltjes)


biobouwer

From bio- (“life-”) + bouwer (“builder”).

(ecology) ecosystem engineer (species that significantly impacts its habitat)