vieringtoren

vieringtoren m (plural vieringtorens, diminutive vieringtorentje n)

vieringtorens (plural)
vieringtorentje (diminutive neuter)

From viering (“crossing”) + toren (“tower”).


bekroning

nl-noun

bekroning f (plural bekroningen, diminutive bekroninkje n)

bekroningen (plural)
bekroninkje (diminutive neuter)


hoektand

hoektand m (plural hoektanden, diminutive hoektandje n)

hoektanden (plural)
hoektandje (diminutive neuter)


speerpunt

speerpunt m (plural speerpunten, diminutive speerpuntje n)

speerpunten (plural)
speerpuntje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of speer (“spear”) + punt (“point”).

main point of discussion or policy, central plank


speer

speer f (plural speren, diminutive speertje n)

speren (plural)
speertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: sper

From Middle Dutch spēre, from Old Dutch *speru, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic *speru.

Meronyms: schacht, speerpunt


scherpte

scherpte f (plural scherptes or scherpten)


bruinkool

bruinkool f (plural bruinkolen, diminutive bruinkooltje n)

bruinkolen (plural)
bruinkooltje (diminutive neuter)


kolen

(plural only) coal, especially in pieces


naamgever

naamgever m (plural naamgevers, diminutive naamgevertje n)

naamgevers (plural)
naamgevertje (diminutive neuter)


Catalaanse

Catalaanse f (plural Catalaansen, masculine Catalaan)

Catalaansen (plural)
Catalaan (masculine)

female equivalent of Catalaan; female Catalan, female Catalonian (female native or inhabitant of Catalonia)


gedaante

gedaante f (plural gedaanten or gedaantes, diminutive gedaantetje n)

gedaanten (plural)
gedaantes (plural)
gedaantetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: gedaante

From Middle Dutch gedaente. Equivalent to gedaan (past participle of doen) + -te.

suffix

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">doen</i>


klaverjassen

From klaver (“club; clover”) + jas (“jack, knave”) + -en.

af

a type of trick-taking card game popular in the Netherlands, akin to belote and tarabish


kaartspelletje

nl-noun-dim

kaartspelletje n (plural kaartspelletjes)


landverhuizer

nl-noun

landverhuizer m (plural landverhuizers, diminutive landverhuizertje n, feminine landverhuister)

landverhuizers (plural)
landverhuizertje (diminutive neuter)
landverhuister (feminine)


voorzorg

voorzorg f (plural voorzorgen, diminutive voorzorgje n)

voorzorgen (plural)
voorzorgje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch voresorge. Equivalent to voor + zorg.


faalangst

From falen (“to fail”) + angst (“angst”).


wegvervoer

From weg (“road”) + vervoer (“transport”).


bijrol

bijrol f or m (plural bijrollen, diminutive bijrolletje n)

bijrollen (plural)
bijrolletje (diminutive neuter)


touwslager

touwslager m (plural touwslagers, diminutive touwslagertje n)

touwslagers (plural)
touwslagertje (diminutive neuter)


regelgeving

regelgeving f (plural regelgevingen, diminutive regelgevinkje n)

regelgevingen (plural)
regelgevinkje (diminutive neuter)

From regel + geving: geving from geven + -ing.


sinterklaasavond

sinterklaasavond m (plural sinterklaasavonden, diminutive sinterklaasavondje n)

sinterklaasavonden (plural)
sinterklaasavondje (diminutive neuter)

the evening with presents, which is on the day of Sinterklaas, 6 December (in Belgium) or the day before (in the Netherlands)


duvelstoejager

duvelstoejager m (plural duvelstoejagers, diminutive duvelstoejagertje n)

duvelstoejagers (plural)
duvelstoejagertje (diminutive neuter)

From duvel (“devil”) + -s- + toejager (“hunter”).

affix

(nautical) heavy slip hook onto which the end of the anchor chain is locked


knutselen

handicrafts, primarily as a children's activity


vels

nl-noun

vels m (plural velzen, diminutive velsje n)

velzen (plural)
velsje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch vels (“rock, cliff”), from Old Dutch *felis, from Frankish *falis, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz.

(archaic, poetic, dialectal) rock, cliff


smikkel

smikkel m (plural smikkels, diminutive smikkeltje n or smikkelken n)

smikkels (plural)
smikkeltje (diminutive neuter)
smikkelken (diminutive neuter)


jeugdigheid

/ˈjøːɣdəxˌɦɛi̯t/


hartigheid

hartigheid f (plural hartigheden, diminutive hartigheidje n)

hartigheden (plural)
hartigheidje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: hartigheit


lafheid

lafheid f (plural lafheden, diminutive lafheidje n)

lafheden (plural)
lafheidje (diminutive neuter)


levenskracht

levenskracht f (plural levenskrachten, diminutive levenskrachtje n)

levenskrachten (plural)
levenskrachtje (diminutive neuter)


nevelen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


examinator

nl-noun

examinator m (plural examinatoren or examinators)

examinatoren (plural)
examinators (plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin exāminātor.

examinator (someone who sets an examination)


berberaap

berberaap m (plural berberapen, diminutive berberaapje n)

berberapen (plural)
berberaapje (diminutive neuter)

Macaca sylvanus
Macaca sylvanus#Translingual


boosdoener

boosdoener m (plural boosdoeners, diminutive boosdoenertje n)

boosdoeners (plural)
boosdoenertje (diminutive neuter)
boosdoender (alternative)


respons

respons f or n (plural responsen, diminutive responsje n)

responsen (plural)
responsje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: respons


penant

penant n (plural penanten, diminutive penantje n)

penanten (plural)
penantje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch penant, from Old French penant.

pier (piece of wall between two frames or openings, such as windows or doors)

(mills) pedestal or pillar (support piece of a mill)


representant

representant m (plural representanten, diminutive representantje n)

representanten (plural)
representantje (diminutive neuter)


resem

resem m (plural resems, diminutive resempje n)

resems (plural)
resempje (diminutive neuter)

Uncertain. Possibilities include:
* from the o-grade ablaut of rijgen (“to baste, impale”) (visible in the past tense reeg) + a suffix, possibly the same as in desem;
* from Middle Dutch rese (whence rist (“ordened package”));
* from Middle Dutch reeseem, which is from Spanish resma, from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma).

In deze negende editie wordt vooral gefocust op de thema’s “gevoel en emotie” en daar horen zoals ieder jaar tal van activiteiten bij waarvan ook een hele resem in Brussel.

2023-10-01, “Week van het Nederlands: dierentaalkunde, zingend leren en digitale stadsspelletjes”, in Bruzz:

(Belgium, figuratively) long list of similar things

(dated) collection of similar objects that are attached to each other with flexible material


solden

Borrowed from French solde; compare solder.

(Belgium) sale (a period of reduced prices)


bandeng

bandeng m (plural bandengen, diminutive bandengetje n)

bandengen (plural)
bandengetje (diminutive neuter)

Chanos chanos
Chanos chanos#Translingual


humaniora

→ Indonesian: humaniora


meningsverschil

meningsverschil n (plural meningsverschillen, diminutive meningsverschilletje n)

meningsverschillen (plural)
meningsverschilletje (diminutive neuter)

From mening (“opinion”) + -s- + verschil (“difference”).


ionosfeer

Borrowed, probably from French or Germen. Equivalent to iono- + -sfeer.


nuf

nl-noun

nuf f (plural nuffen, diminutive nufje n)

nuffen (plural)
nufje (diminutive neuter)

→ West Frisian: nufke

Possibly a slang word related to neus, Low German nüff (“snout, nose”), or West Frisian nüf, referring to someone who turns her nose up at something or walks with her nose in the air.

1802, Miguel de Cervantes de Saavedra, De ridder Don Quichot van Mancha, vol. 2, tr. by Pieter van Woensel, publ. by J. C. Leeuwestyn, 47.
„(...) Hoe durft gij, aschgat en nufje, zulke lastertaal uitſlaan, oordeelen over zulke loflijke boeken als die der ridderſchap! (...)”

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(derogatory) a woman, in particular a girl, who is considered arrogant or posh


kanons

(uncommon, nautical, Netherlands) plural of kanon


blanke

Afrikaans: blanke

Negerhollands: blanku, blanko

a white person, someone with a light skin colour


tennisracket

tennisracket n (plural tennisrackets, diminutive tennisracketje n)

tennisrackets (plural)
tennisracketje (diminutive neuter)


tennisracketje

nl-noun-dim

tennisracketje n (plural tennisracketjes)


bruidegommetje

bruidegommetje n (plural bruidegommetjes)


heruitgave

new edition (e.g. of a book), re-release


epuratie

nl-noun

epuratie f (plural epuraties, diminutive epuratietje n)

epuraties (plural)
epuratietje (diminutive neuter)

(now chiefly Belgium) (political) purification, cleansing, now especially in the context of World War II


stadsdeel

stadsdeel n (plural stadsdelen, diminutive stadsdeeltje n)

stadsdelen (plural)
stadsdeeltje (diminutive neuter)

(specific) a city district unique to the Netherlands, similar to the deelgemeente in Belgium and quartier in France


plantenetertje

nl-noun-dim

plantenetertje n (plural plantenetertjes)


motie

nl-noun

motie f (plural moties, diminutive motietje n)

moties (plural)
motietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: mosi

Borrowed from French motion, from English motion, from Old French motion, from Latin motio (“movement, motion”).


roofridder

roofridder m (plural roofridders, diminutive roofriddertje n)

roofridders (plural)
roofriddertje (diminutive neuter)

From roof (“to rob”) + ridder (“knight”).


chemokuur

chemokuur f (plural chemokuren, diminutive chemokuurtje n)

chemokuren (plural)
chemokuurtje (diminutive neuter)


chemotherapie

chemotherapie f (plural chemotherapieën)


radiotherapie

radiotherapie f (plural radiotherapieën)


jubilaris

jubilaris m (plural jubilarissen, feminine jubilaresse)

jubilarissen (plural)
jubilaresse (feminine)

→ Indonesian: jubilaris

a celebrant of one's jubilee or anniversary


varkensvlees

Negerhollands: ferkifleis


solipsisme

From Latin sōlus (“alone”) + Latin ipse (“self”) + -isme.


bannerheer

nl-noun

bannerheer m (plural bannerheren, diminutive bannerheertje n)

bannerheren (plural)
bannerheertje (diminutive neuter)


herbergier

herbergier m (plural herbergiers, diminutive herbergiertje n)

herbergiers (plural)
herbergiertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch herberghier, probably adapted from Old French herbergier (compare modern French héberger), as hinted by the suffix.


pantsersmid

pantsersmid m or f (plural pantsersmeden, diminutive pantsersmidje n)

pantsersmeden (plural)
pantsersmidje (diminutive neuter)


doornhaai

doornhaai m (plural doornhaaien, diminutive doornhaaitje n)

doornhaaien (plural)
doornhaaitje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of doorn (“thorn”) + haai (“shark”).

com+

Squalus acanthias
Squalus acanthias#Translingual

spiny dogfish, spurdog (Squalus acanthias)


Donauzalm

nl-noun

Donauzalm m (plural Donauzalmen, diminutive Donauzalmpje n)

Donauzalmen (plural)
Donauzalmpje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of Donau (“Danube”) + zalm (“salmon”), literally “Danube salmon”.


genderdysforie

From gender + dysforie, a calque of English gender dysphoria.


dysforie

Probably borrowed, ultimately from Ancient Greek δυσφορία (dusphoría, “excessive pain”), from δύσφορος (dúsphoros, “grievous”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + φέρω (phérō, “I bear, carry”).


transseksueel

nl-noun

transseksueel c (plural transseksuelen, diminutive transseksueeltje n)

transseksuelen (plural)
transseksueeltje (diminutive neuter)


juffertje-in-het-groen

nl-noun-dim-tant

juffertje-in-het-groen n (plural juffertjes-in-het-groen)

Nigella damascena
Nigella damascena#Translingual


zee-engel

nl-noun

zee-engel m (plural zee-engelen, diminutive zee-engeltje n)

zee-engelen (plural)
zee-engeltje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈzeːˌɛ.ŋəl/

Compound of zee (“sea”) + engel (“angel”).

angel shark, shark of the family Squatinidae


hamerhaai

hamerhaai m (plural hamerhaaien, diminutive hamerhaaitje n)

hamerhaaien (plural)
hamerhaaitje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɦaː.mərˌɦaːi̯/

hammerhead shark, any shark of the Sphyrnidae


zebrahaai

zebrahaai m (plural zebrahaaien, diminutive zebrahaaitje n)

zebrahaaien (plural)
zebrahaaitje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zebra (“zebra”) + haai (“shark”).


luipaardhaai

nl-noun

luipaardhaai m (plural luipaardhaaien, diminutive luipaardhaaitje n)

luipaardhaaien (plural)
luipaardhaaitje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of luipaard (“leopard”) + haai (“shark”).


klont

nl-noun

klont m (plural klonten, diminutive klontje n)

klonten (plural)
klontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: klont

Er zitten klonten in de pap.


hetze

witch hunt, hate campaign, smear campaign


overvaller

overvaller m (plural overvallers, diminutive overvallertje n)

overvallers (plural)
overvallertje (diminutive neuter)

De politie zoekt de overvaller die de winkel heeft beroofd.

The police are looking for the robber who robbed the store.

De overvallers namen alle waardevolle spullen mee.

Het kleine overvallertje bleek slechts een grapjas te zijn.

The little robber turned out to be just a joker.


venijnboom

venijnboom m (plural venijnbomen, diminutive venijnboompje n)

venijnbomen (plural)
venijnboompje (diminutive neuter)

From venijn (“venom, poison”) + boom (“tree”); many parts of the yew are highly poisonous.


venijn

Borrowed from Latin venenum, maybe via French venin.

(figuratively) something that is hurtful, slanderous and venomous


huiler

nl-noun

huiler m (plural huilers, diminutive huilertje n)

huilers (plural)
huilertje (diminutive neuter)


biseksueel

biseksueel m (plural biseksuelen, diminutive biseksueeltje n)

biseksuelen (plural)
biseksueeltje (diminutive neuter)

Psychopathia Sexualis
Richard von Krafft-Ebing

From bi- + -sexual, via the French bisexuel (bi- + sexuel). Attested since 1792 as a synonym in botany for "hermaphroditic" ("having male and female parts"). First used of sexuality in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's 1886 Psychopathia Sexualis (in German) and Charles Gilbert Chaddock's 1892 English translation thereof, due to the theory that people were naturally attracted to the opposite sex and so the brain or mind of a person attracted to "both" sexes (or to the same sex) must be partly of another sex and thus "hermaphroditic".


sterrenstof

sterrenstof n (plural sterrenstoffen, diminutive sterrenstofje n)

sterrenstoffen (plural)
sterrenstofje (diminutive neuter)


doerian

doerian m (plural doerians, diminutive doeriannetje n)

doerians (plural)
doeriannetje (diminutive neuter)
durioen (alternative obsolete)

From Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duʀi-an. Attested since the late 16th century.


zaadmantel

zaadmantel m (plural zaadmantels, diminutive zaadmanteltje n)

zaadmantels (plural)
zaadmanteltje (diminutive neuter)

aril (tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits)


omhulsel

omhulsel n (plural omhulsels, diminutive omhulseltje n)

omhulsels (plural)
omhulseltje (diminutive neuter)


mierenbroodje

From mier (“ant”) + -en- + broodje (“sandwich”).


plantensoort

nl-noun

plantensoort f or m (plural plantensoorten, diminutive plantensoortje n)

plantensoorten (plural)
plantensoortje (diminutive neuter)

From plant (“plant”) + -en- + soort (“species”).


zaadhuid

nl-noun

zaadhuid f (plural zaadhuiden, diminutive zaadhuidje n)

zaadhuiden (plural)
zaadhuidje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zaad (“seed”) + huid (“skin”).

tegument, seed coat (that which surrounds the endosperm)


huiden

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


wandelende tak

nl-noun

wandelende tak m (plural wandelende takken)


plantenrijk

From plant (“plant”) + -en- + rijk (“kingdom”).

compound

(biology, botany, taxonomy) Plant Kingdom, kingdom Plantae


bladgroen

Compound of blad (“leaf”) + groen (“green”).


waterstofsulfide

nl-noun

waterstofsulfide n (plural waterstofsulfiden or waterstofsulfides)

waterstofsulfiden (plural)
waterstofsulfides (plural)

From waterstof (“hydrogen”) + sulfide (“sulfide”).


structuurformule

nl-noun

structuurformule f or m (plural structuurformules, diminutive structuurformuletje n)

structuurformules (plural)
structuurformuletje (diminutive neuter)

From structuur (“structure”) + formule (“formula”).


topman

nl-noun

topman m (plural topmannen, diminutive topmannetje n, feminine topvrouw)

topmannen (plural)
topmannetje (diminutive neuter)
topvrouw (feminine)

a male executive of a business or company


aartsbisdom

aartsbisdom n (plural aartsbisdommen, diminutive aartsbisdommetje n)

aartsbisdommen (plural)
aartsbisdommetje (diminutive neuter)

Shortening of aartsbisschopdom. Equivalent to aarts- + bisdom.


trouwjurk

trouwjurk f (plural trouwjurken, diminutive trouwjurkje n)

trouwjurken (plural)
trouwjurkje (diminutive neuter)

From trouwen (“to marry”) + jurk (“dress”).


jawoord

jawoord n (plural jawoorden, diminutive jawoordje n)

jawoorden (plural)
jawoordje (diminutive neuter)


Antifa

Antifa's (plural)
AFA (alternative)
antifa (alternative)


gelijkmaker

gelijkmaker m (plural gelijkmakers, diminutive gelijkmakertje n)

gelijkmakers (plural)
gelijkmakertje (diminutive neuter)

Ja! Dat is de gelijkmaker!

(chiefly sports) equalizer (goal, run, point, etc. that equalises the score)


melkslang

melkslang f (plural melkslangen, diminutive melkslangetje n)

melkslangen (plural)
melkslangetje (diminutive neuter)


ringslang

ringslang f or m (plural ringslangen, diminutive ringslangetje n)

ringslangen (plural)
ringslangetje (diminutive neuter)


koningscobra

koningscobra f (plural koningscobra's, diminutive koningscobraatje n)

koningscobra's (plural)
koningscobraatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of koning (“king”) + -s- + cobra (“cobra”).

com+

Ophiophagus hannah
Ophiophagus hannah#Translingual


korenslang

nl-noun

korenslang c (plural korenslangen, diminutive korenslangetje n)

korenslangen (plural)
korenslangetje (diminutive neuter)


trapslang

trapslang f or m (plural trapslangen, diminutive trapslangetje n)

trapslangen (plural)
trapslangetje (diminutive neuter)


pofadder

pofadder f or m (plural pofadders, diminutive pofaddertje n)

pofadders (plural)
pofaddertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pofadder

→ English: puffadder

puffadder, African adder, viper of the genus Bitis


modderstroom

modderstroom m (plural modderstromen, diminutive modderstroompje n)

modderstromen (plural)
modderstroompje (diminutive neuter)


modderstroompje

nl-noun-dim

modderstroompje n (plural modderstroompjes)


fretten

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


noodweer

nl-noun

noodweer n (plural noodweren, diminutive noodweertje n)

noodweren (plural)
noodweertje (diminutive neuter)

From nood (“emergency”) + weer (“weather”).

extremely bad weather (e.g. torrential rainfall)


noodweer

desc

→ Indonesian: pembelaan terpaksa (calque)

→ Indonesian: noodweer

From nood (“emergency”) + weer (“defence, resistance”).


aardverschuiving

nl-noun

aardverschuiving f (plural aardverschuivingen, diminutive aardverschuivinkje n)

aardverschuivingen (plural)
aardverschuivinkje (diminutive neuter)


bres

bres f (plural bressen, diminutive bresje n)

bressen (plural)
bresje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, bresche (“a breach, an opening, crack”), from Frankish *breka (“a breach, break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekō (“a breaking, breach, fallow ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack”).
Cognate with Old High German brecha (“a break”). More at break.


Somaliër

nl-noun

Somaliër m (plural Somaliërs, diminutive Somaliërtje n, feminine Somalische)

Somaliërs (plural)
Somaliërtje (diminutive neuter)
Somalische (feminine)


praeses

praeses m (plural praesessen or praesides, diminutive praesesje n)

praesessen (plural)
praesides (plural)
praesesje (diminutive neuter)
preses (alternative)

president, chair, generally of an academic/student organization


prophetes

prophetes m (plural prophetessen, diminutive prophetesje n, masculine propheet)

prophetessen (plural)
prophetesje (diminutive neuter)
propheet (masculine)


curandus

curandus m (plural curandi, feminine curanda)

an adult person subject to a particular regime of guardianship (curatele)


kroegentocht

kroegentocht m (plural kroegentochten, diminutive kroegentochtje n)

kroegentochten (plural)
kroegentochtje (diminutive neuter)


mediëvist

mediëvist m (plural mediëvisten, diminutive mediëvistje n)

mediëvisten (plural)
mediëvistje (diminutive neuter)

medievalist (scholar studying the Middle Ages)


bestelwagentje

nl-noun-dim

bestelwagentje n (plural bestelwagentjes)


snek

nl-noun

snek c (plural snekken, diminutive snekje n)

snekken (plural)
snekje (diminutive neuter)

De snekken waren machtige schepen die door de Vikingen werden gebruikt voor hun reizen en invallen.

The drakkars were powerful ships used by the Vikings for their voyages and raids.

Het museum heeft een replica van een snekje om bezoekers een idee te geven van hoe de Vikingen reisden.

The museum has a replica of a Viking longship to give visitors an idea of how the Vikings traveled.

De Vikingen versierden hun snekken vaak met prachtige houtsnijwerken.

The Vikings often adorned their drakkars with beautiful woodcarvings.


chateau migraine

chateau migraine m (plural chateau migraines or chateaux migraines, diminutive chateautje migraine n)

chateau migraines (plural)
chateaux migraines (plural)
chateautje migraine (diminutive neuter)
château migraine (alternative)

/ʃɑˌtoː miˈɡrɛːnə/

Audio

The term chateau is used in imitation of the many French wines named after a château (“castle”), with migraine (“migraine”) added for humorous effect, as it is itself a French loanword and would seem a plausible name for a wine if it were not for its actual meaning.

Afhankelijk van het huis kan dit een prima wijntje zijn of chateau migraine.

2013, M. Blum, L.F. Kaiser, Trouwen voor Dummies, Pearson Education, page 142:

Depending on the house, this can be a perfectly good wine or a chateau migraine.

(humorous) cheap or poor quality wine, said to give one a headache


zegsvrouw

zegsvrouw f (plural zegsvrouwen, diminutive zegsvrouwtje n, masculine zegsman)

zegsvrouwen (plural)
zegsvrouwtje (diminutive neuter)
zegsman (masculine)


bermbom

bermbom f or m (plural bermbommen, diminutive bermbommetje n)

bermbommen (plural)
bermbommetje (diminutive neuter)

From berm (“verge, tree lawn”) + bom (“bomb”).


ontsteker

nl-noun

ontsteker m (plural ontstekers, diminutive ontstekertje n)

ontstekers (plural)
ontstekertje (diminutive neuter)


handgranaat

handgranaat f (plural handgranaten, diminutive handgranaatje n)

handgranaten (plural)
handgranaatje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: handgranaat

→ West Frisian: hângranaat (calque)


versnapering

versnapering f (plural versnaperingen, diminutive versnaperingetje n)

versnaperingen (plural)
versnaperingetje (diminutive neuter)


versnaperingetje

nl-noun-dim

versnaperingetje n (plural versnaperingetjes)


laai

nl-noun

laai f (plural laaien, diminutive laaitje n)

laaien (plural)
laaitje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch laeye, from Proto-West Germanic *laugi. It could have been borrowed through an unattested Old Frisian term.
See also Old English līeġ, Old High German loug and Old Norse leygr. Compare also German Lohe (“flame”), an ablaut variant of the latter two.


vlekken

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


zonnevlek

nl-noun

zonnevlek f (plural zonnevlekken, diminutive zonnevlekje n)

zonnevlekken (plural)
zonnevlekje (diminutive neuter)


talgklierfollikel

talgklierfollikel m (plural talgklierfollikels, diminutive talgklierfollikeltje n)

talgklierfollikels (plural)
talgklierfollikeltje (diminutive neuter)


follikel

follikel m (plural follikels, diminutive follikeltje n)

follikels (plural)
follikeltje (diminutive neuter)


talgklier

talgklier f or m (plural talgklieren, diminutive talgkliertje n)

talgklieren (plural)
talgkliertje (diminutive neuter)


kolonialisme

Afrikaans: kolonialisme

→ Indonesian: kolonialisme

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to koloniaal + -isme.


commilito

commilito m (plural commilito's, diminutive commilitootje n)

commilito's (plural)
commilitootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin commīlitō. For the meaning, compare German Kommilitone.

(university slang) fellow student, in particular used for members of the same student society


uitschieter

uitschieter m (plural uitschieters, diminutive uitschietertje n)

uitschieters (plural)
uitschietertje (diminutive neuter)

an outstanding achiever, someone who stands out from the average crowd


uitschietertje

nl-noun-dim

uitschietertje n (plural uitschietertjes)


diacones

nl-noun

diacones f (plural diaconessen, diminutive diaconesje n, masculine diaken)

diaconessen (plural)
diaconesje (diminutive neuter)
diaken (masculine)
diakones (alternative)

Afrikaans: diakones

Borrowed from French diaconesse, ultimately from Latin diaconissa. More or less equivalent to diaken + -es.

(Protestantism) a deaconess, a female deacon


tichel

tichel m (plural tichels, diminutive ticheltje n)

tichels (plural)
ticheltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch tigele, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-West Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic *tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula. More at tegel.

Hij wierp met een tichel naar dat tuig van de richel: één pot nat, zonder gewichel.

He threw a roof tile at that scum of the earth: it doesn't take a sixth sense to tell they aren't that different.

1842, Franz Ludwig Zahn, "S 6. Torenbouw van Babel", in Bijbelsche geschiedenissen, tr. from German, J. Noordendorp (publ., revised ed., 1867), page 15.
Maar het geschiedde als zij tegen het Oosten togen, dat zij eene laagte vonden in het land Sinear, en zij woonden aldaar; en zij zeiden een ieder tot zijnen naaste: Kom aan, laat ons tichelen strijken en wel doorbranden; en de tichel was hun voor steen en het lijm was hun voor leem.


lavement

lavement n (plural lavementen, diminutive lavementje n)

lavementen (plural)
lavementje (diminutive neuter)
lavament (alternative obsolete)

→ Indonesian: lavemen

From Middle Dutch lavament. Borrowed from Old French or Latin. Ultimately from Latin lavare.


mobiele telefoon

mobiele telefoon m (plural mobiele telefoons, diminutive mobiel telefoontje n)

mobiele telefoons (plural)
mobiel telefoontje (diminutive neuter)


prostituee

prostituee f (plural prostituees, diminutive prostitueetje n)

prostituees (plural)
prostitueetje (diminutive neuter)
prostituée (alternative)


mitrailleur

mitrailleur m (plural mitrailleurs, diminutive mitrailleurtje n)

mitrailleurs (plural)
mitrailleurtje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: mitraliur

→ West Frisian: mitrailleur

Borrowed from French mitrailleur (“machine-gunner”), the different meaning is perhaps influenced by fusil-mitrailleur.

De mitrailleur was gemonteerd op het voertuig.

The machine gun was mounted on the vehicle.

Hij laadde de mitrailleur met munitie.

He loaded the machine gun with ammunition.

Ze trainde om een mitrailleur te bedienen.


mitrailleurtje

nl-noun-dim

mitrailleurtje n (plural mitrailleurtjes)


machinegeweertje

machinegeweertje n (plural machinegeweertjes)


carburateur

nl-noun

carburateur m (plural carburateurs, diminutive carburateurtje n)

carburateurs (plural)
carburateurtje (diminutive neuter)
carburator (alternative)

Borrowed from French carburateur. Equivalent to carbureren + -ateur.


scherts

scherts f (plural schertsen, diminutive schertsje n)

schertsen (plural)
schertsje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch schertz, from Middle High German scherz, from or related to Old High German skeran (“to shave”), as in the second element of gekscheren (“to joke, make fun of”).


contrabande

contrabande f (plural contrabandes, diminutive contrabandje n)

contrabandes (plural)
contrabandje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French contrebande (“smuggling”), from Italian contrabbando.


idioticon

idioticon n (plural idiotica or idioticons)

idioticon (dictionary of a certain lect, especially of the terms particular to that lect)


vleier

vleier m (plural vleiers, diminutive vleiertje n)

vleiers (plural)
vleiertje (diminutive neuter)


rekest

rekest n (plural rekesten, diminutive rekestje n)

rekesten (plural)
rekestje (diminutive neuter)
request (alternative)

→ Papiamentu: rekest (dated)

From Middle Dutch requeste, from Middle French requeste. Doublet of request.


licent

Perhaps borrowed from Middle French licence.

(chiefly plural, historical) originally an export duty, specifically a licence to trade with an enemy, later also levied on imports


medeklinkertje

nl-noun-dim

medeklinkertje n (plural medeklinkertjes)


kievit

nl-noun

kievit m (plural kieviten, diminutive kievitje n)

kieviten (plural)
kievitje (diminutive neuter)
kieviet (alternative)

From Middle Dutch kievit, which is onomatopoeic, imitating the bird's call.

Vanellus vanellus
Vanellus vanellus#Translingual

(by extension) A lapwing; any bird of the genus Vanellus.


ritselaar

ritselaar m (plural ritselaars, diminutive ritselaartje n)

ritselaars (plural)
ritselaartje (diminutive neuter)


batist

batist n (plural batisten, diminutive batistje n)

batisten (plural)
batistje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: batis


nardus

From Middle Dutch nardus (also narde from Old French narde), a borrowing from Latin nardus.


verpleeghuis

verpleeghuis n (plural verpleeghuizen, diminutive verpleeghuisje n)

verpleeghuizen (plural)
verpleeghuisje (diminutive neuter)

rest home, nursing home (place of residence for people who require constant nursing care)


verpleeghuisje

nl-noun-dim

verpleeghuisje n (plural verpleeghuisjes)


smetten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hatelijkheid

nl-noun

hatelijkheid f (plural hatelijkheden, diminutive hatelijkheidje n)

hatelijkheden (plural)
hatelijkheidje (diminutive neuter)


ablutie

ablutie f (plural abluties or ablutiën, diminutive ablutietje n)

abluties (plural)
ablutiën (plural)
ablutietje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch ablucie, from Middle French ablution, from Old French ablution, from Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab (“away”) + luō (“wash”).

(Christianity) ablution, rinsing of the wine vessel and the priest's hand after Communion


beheersing

beheersing f (plural beheersingen, diminutive beheersinkje n)

beheersingen (plural)
beheersinkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: beheersing

knowledge, command, proficiency, mastery


transfusie

transfusie f (plural transfusies, diminutive transfusietje n)

transfusies (plural)
transfusietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: transfusie

→ Indonesian: transfusi

Borrowed from Latin transfusiō. Equivalent to trans- + fusie. Attested since the 17th century.


schijnheiligheid

schijnheiligheid f (plural schijnheiligheden, diminutive schijnheiligheidje n)

schijnheiligheden (plural)
schijnheiligheidje (diminutive neuter)


omwenteling

omwenteling f (plural omwentelingen, diminutive omwentelinkje n)

omwentelingen (plural)
omwentelinkje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɔmˌʋɛn.tə.lɪŋ/


binnenweg

binnenweg m (plural binnenwegen, diminutive binnenweggetje n or binnenwegje n)

binnenwegen (plural)
binnenweggetje (diminutive neuter)
binnenwegje (diminutive neuter)

a secondary or side road that is often used as a shortcut to circumvent traffic


binnenweggetje

nl-noun-dim

binnenweggetje n (plural binnenweggetjes)


boventoon

nl-noun

boventoon m (plural boventonen, diminutive boventoontje n)

boventonen (plural)
boventoontje (diminutive neuter)


gezichtsveld

gezichtsveld f (plural gezichtsvelden, diminutive gezichtsveldje n)

gezichtsvelden (plural)
gezichtsveldje (diminutive neuter)

(figuratively) scope of one's comprehension


gekkie

(Netherlands) silly, silly person (used mostly as a term of endearment, as in English)


barkas

barkas f (plural barkassen, diminutive barkasje n)

barkassen (plural)
barkasje (diminutive neuter)

→ Russian: барка́с (barkás) (possibly)

→ Sranan Tongo: barkasi

Possibly loaned twice, first from Spanish barcaza or Portuguese barcaça, later from French barcasse.


foeder

foeder m (plural foeders, diminutive foedertje n)

foeders (plural)
foedertje (diminutive neuter)

From Old Dutch *fuodar, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, French foudre.

a very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered


rubricator

rubricator m (plural rubricatoren or rubricators)

rubricatoren (plural)
rubricators (plural)

(historical) rubricator (scribe who added texts and markings in red and sometimes another colour in manuscripts)


krukas

krukas f (plural krukassen, diminutive krukasje n)

krukassen (plural)
krukasje (diminutive neuter)


hagelsnoer

hagelsnoer n (plural hagelsnoeren, diminutive hagelsnoertje n)

hagelsnoeren (plural)
hagelsnoertje (diminutive neuter)


kiemvlek

kiemvlek f or m (plural kiemvlekken, diminutive kiemvlekje n)

kiemvlekken (plural)
kiemvlekje (diminutive neuter)

From kiemen (“to germinate”) + vlek (“spot”).


luchtkamer

luchtkamer f (plural luchtkamers, diminutive luchtkamertje n)

luchtkamers (plural)
luchtkamertje (diminutive neuter)


broedsel

broedsel n (plural broedsels, diminutive broedseltje n)

broedsels (plural)
broedseltje (diminutive neuter)


porie

porie f (plural poriën, diminutive porietje n)

poriën (plural)
porietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: pori

From Middle Dutch pore, porre, borrowed from French pore, from Latin porus, from Ancient Greek πόρος (póros).


schokdemper

schokdemper m (plural schokdempers, diminutive schokdempertje n)

schokdempers (plural)
schokdempertje (diminutive neuter)


schokdempertje

nl-noun-dim

schokdempertje n (plural schokdempertjes)


oorlel

nl-noun

oorlel f (plural oorlellen, diminutive oorlelletje n)

oorlellen (plural)
oorlelletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: oorlel


MMT

mobiel medisch team
mobiel medisch team#Dutch

(Netherlands, emergency services, healthcare) abbreviation of mobiel medisch team (“aeromedical rapid response team; air ambulance medical personnel”)


autogas

/ˈɑu̯.toːˌɣɑs/

liquefied petroleum gas
liquefied petroleum gas#English


reisspiegel

reisspiegel m (plural reisspiegels, diminutive reisspiegeltje n)

reisspiegels (plural)
reisspiegeltje (diminutive neuter)


eendenmossel

eendenmossel f (plural eendenmossels, diminutive eendenmosseltje n)

eendenmossels (plural)
eendenmosseltje (diminutive neuter)


eendracht

Afrikaans: eendrag

From Middle Dutch êendracht. Equivalent to a backformation from eendrachtig. Surfase analysis: een + dracht.

Eendracht maakt macht.


bedwang

From Middle Dutch bedwanc. Equivalent to a deverbal from bedwingen.

Onder de bedwang van zijn emoties kon hij niet helder denken.

Under the constraint of his emotions, he couldn't think clearly.

De nieuwe wet geeft de overheid meer bedwang over de internetactiviteiten.

The new law gives the government more control over internet activities.

Ze voelde de sterke bedwang van haar ouders bij het maken van haar studiekeuze.

She felt the strong check from her parents when deciding on her course of study.


genialiteit

genialiteit f (uncountable, diminutive genialiteitje n)


pyromaan

pyromaan m (plural pyromanen, diminutive pyromaantje n)

pyromanen (plural)
pyromaantje (diminutive neuter)


pijler

pijler m (plural pijlers, diminutive pijlertje n)

pijlers (plural)
pijlertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pijler, pijlre, from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, either directly or via Middle Low German piler. Doublet of pilaar, which is a later borrowing from Medieval Latin.

pillar (large post, vertical support structure)

(figurative) pillar (essential support or principle)


vierkante meter

vierkante meter m (plural vierkante meters, diminutive vierkant metertje n)

vierkante meters (plural)
vierkant metertje (diminutive neuter)


buitenverblijf

buitenverblijf n (plural buitenverblijven, diminutive buitenverblijfje n)

buitenverblijven (plural)
buitenverblijfje (diminutive neuter)

an animal enclosure that either is completely outdoors or has an outdoor section


voorgevel

voorgevel m (plural voorgevels, diminutive voorgeveltje n)

voorgevels (plural)
voorgeveltje (diminutive neuter)

human face; or in particular the nose or mouth


materialisme

materialism (view that only matters exists)

materialism (pursuit of money or possessions)


penvriend

penvriend m (plural penvrienden, diminutive penvriendje n, feminine penvriendin)

penvrienden (plural)
penvriendje (diminutive neuter)
penvriendin (feminine)
pennenvriend (alternative)

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investeringsbank

investeringsbank f (plural investeringsbanken, diminutive investeringsbankje n)

investeringsbanken (plural)
investeringsbankje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of investering (“investment”) + -s- + bank (“bank”).


sortiment

nl-noun

sortiment n (plural sortimenten, diminutive sortimentje n)

sortimenten (plural)
sortimentje (diminutive neuter)

dated form of assortiment (“product base”)


doelwit

doelwit n (plural doelwitten, diminutive doelwitje n)

doelwitten (plural)
doelwitje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of doel (“goal, target”) + wit (“white”). It originally referred to the bullseye of a practice target, these bullseyes were painted white at the time.

target (something or someone at which one aims), prey


stoet

stoet m (plural stoeten, diminutive stoetje n)

stoeten (plural)
stoetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch stoet, from Old Dutch *stuot (attested as stōti), borrowed from Old High German stuot, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą.


stoet

stoet f (plural stoeten, diminutive stoetje n)

Dialectal form of stuit. Compare German Stuten (“white bread”).


vicieuze cirkel

vicieuze cirkel m (plural vicieuze cirkels)


vocativus

vocativus m (plural vocativi or vocativussen)

Er staan meerdere vocativi in deze alinea.

There are multiple vocatives in this paragraph.

(grammar) the vocative case or a word therein


nominativus

nominativus m (plural nominativi or nominativussen)

nominativi (plural)
nominativussen (plural)

(grammar) the nominative case or a word therein


genitivus

genitivus m (plural genitivi or genitivussen)

(grammar) the genitive case or a word therein


dativus

(grammar) the dative case or a word therein


locativus

locativus m (plural locativi or locativussen)

(grammar) the locative case or a word therein


adressering

adressering f (plural adresseringen, diminutive adresserinkje n)

adresseringen (plural)
adresserinkje (diminutive neuter)

addressing (process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail)


tentamen

tentamen n (plural tentamens, diminutive tentamentje n)

tentamens (plural)
tentamentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: tentamen

Borrowed from Latin tentāmen (“attempt”).

an examination (especially in higher education)


16-minner m or f (plural 16-minners, diminutive 16-minnertje n)

From 16 (“sixteen”) + min (“minus”) + -er.

someone below the age of 16; i.e. a legal minor


passe-partoutje

nl-noun-dim

passe-partoutje n (plural passe-partoutjes)


geestgrond

nl-noun

geestgrond m (plural geestgronden, diminutive geestgrondje n)

geestgronden (plural)
geestgrondje (diminutive neuter)

From geest (“heath, heathland”) + grond (“ground”).

compound

a type of soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay


veenlijk

nl-noun

veenlijk n (plural veenlijken, diminutive veenlijkje n)

veenlijken (plural)
veenlijkje (diminutive neuter)

From veen (“peat”) + lijk (“corpse”). First attested in 1893.

bog body (mummified human remains found in a bog)


investeerder

investeerder m (plural investeerders, diminutive investeerdertje n)

investeerders (plural)
investeerdertje (diminutive neuter)


investeerdertje

nl-noun-dim

investeerdertje n (plural investeerdertjes)


haček

nl-noun

haček f or m (plural hačeks, diminutive hačekje n)

hačeks (plural)
hačekje (diminutive neuter)


sleepkabel

sleepkabel m (plural sleepkabels, diminutive sleepkabeltje n)

sleepkabels (plural)
sleepkabeltje (diminutive neuter)


staafmixer

staafmixer m (plural staafmixers, diminutive staafmixertje n)

staafmixers (plural)
staafmixertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of staaf (“bar, staff”) + mixer (“mixer”).


wachtgeld

wachtgeld n (plural wachtgelden, diminutive wachtgeldje n)

wachtgelden (plural)
wachtgeldje (diminutive neuter)

From wachten (“to wait”) + geld (“money”).

(social welfare) an allowance paid to someone who is involuntarily unemployed in their field of expertise which equates to about 70% of the expected salary at their experience level in the Netherlands


detacheringsbedrijf

detacheringsbedrijf n (plural detacheringsbedrijven, diminutive detacheringsbedrijfje n)

detacheringsbedrijven (plural)
detacheringsbedrijfje (diminutive neuter)

From detachering + -s- + bedrijf (“business”).


sufferd

nl-noun

sufferd m (plural sufferds, diminutive sufferdje n)

sufferds (plural)
sufferdje (diminutive neuter)
suffer (alternative)

Het lokale sufferdje heeft zijn naam, schuilnamen en adres afgedrukt om zijn plaatsgenoten erop te attenderen dat er een booswicht in hun midden is.

1978 December 9, Paul de Bruin, “Schandaal in Holland [Scandal in Holland]”, in NRC Handelsblad, page 18:

The local rag printed his name, pseudonyms, and address to alert the townsfolk to the fact that there is a villain in their midst.

(chiefly in the diminutive, derogatory) a local or regional newspaper

(obsolete) dotard, person with mental impairments


domoor

domoor m or f (plural domoren, diminutive domoortje n)

domoren (plural)
domoortje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dom + oor. Compare kniesoor, druiloor.

fool, oaf, dunce (stupid or silly person)


ruimtestation

ruimtestation n (plural ruimtestations, diminutive ruimtestationnetje n)

ruimtestations (plural)
ruimtestationnetje (diminutive neuter)

From ruimte + station, probably a calque of English space station.


ruimtestationnetje

nl-noun-dim

ruimtestationnetje n (plural ruimtestationnetjes)


landmassa

nl-noun

landmassa f (plural landmassa's, diminutive landmassaatje n)

landmassa's (plural)
landmassaatje (diminutive neuter)


hydrofyt

hydrofyten (plural)
hydrofiet (alternative)

Internationalism (see English hydrophyte).


viscositeit

viscositeit f (plural viscositeiten, diminutive viscositeitje n)

viscositeiten (plural)
viscositeitje (diminutive neuter)


oppervlaktestroom

oppervlaktestroom m (plural oppervlaktestromen, diminutive oppervlaktestroompje n)

oppervlaktestromen (plural)
oppervlaktestroompje (diminutive neuter)


oppervlaktestroomdichtheid

oppervlaktestroomdichtheid f (plural oppervlaktestroomdichtheden)


oppervlaktestroompje

nl-noun-dim

oppervlaktestroompje n (plural oppervlaktestroompjes)


zonderling

nl-noun

zonderling m (plural zonderlingen, diminutive zonderlingetje n)

zonderlingen (plural)
zonderlingetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch sonderlinc. Equivalent to zonderen + -ling.

a weirdo, eccentric (a person standing out by unusual behaviour or clothing)


plomp

plomp m (plural plompen, diminutive plompje n)

plompen (plural)
plompje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch plompe, aplompe, of uncertain origin, probably related to dialectal plomp (“a kind of fishing stick”).

name of various aquatic plant species of water lily family


plomp

the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash

any small, standing body of water; puddle, pool

(dialectal) a kind of fishing stick used to frighten the fish to keep them together when fishing with a seine


dwaasheid

dwaasheid f (plural dwaasheden, diminutive dwaasheidje n)

dwaasheden (plural)
dwaasheidje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: dwaesheid

From Middle Dutch dwâesheit. Equivalent to dwaas + -heid.


susceptibiliteit

susceptibiliteit f (plural susceptibiliteiten)


permeabiliteit

permeabiliteit f (plural permeabiliteiten)

permeability, ability to transmit fluids


permittiviteit

permittiviteit f (plural permittiviteiten)


volumestroom

volumestroom c (plural volumestromen, diminutive volumestroompje n)

volumestromen (plural)
volumestroompje (diminutive neuter)


volumestroomdichtheid

volumestroomdichtheid f (plural volumestroomdichtheden)


lijnstroomdichtheid

lijnstroomdichtheid f (plural lijnstroomdichtheden)


lijnstroom

lijnstroom m (plural lijnstromen, diminutive lijnstroompje n)

lijnstromen (plural)
lijnstroompje (diminutive neuter)


volumestroompje

nl-noun-dim

volumestroompje n (plural volumestroompjes)


Fouriertransformatie

nl-noun

Fouriertransformatie f (plural Fouriertransformaties, diminutive Fouriertransformatietje n)

Fouriertransformaties (plural)
Fouriertransformatietje (diminutive neuter)
Fourier-transformatie (alternative)


Fourier-transformatie

Fourier-transformatie f (plural Fourier-transformaties, diminutive Fourier-transformatietje n)

Fourier-transformaties (plural)
Fourier-transformatietje (diminutive neuter)

alternative spelling of Fouriertransformatie


antrax

→ Indonesian: antraks


motorboot

motorboot m (plural motorboten, diminutive motorbootje n)

motorboten (plural)
motorbootje (diminutive neuter)

We hebben een snelle motorboot gehuurd voor een dag op het meer.

We rented a fast motorboat for a day on the lake.

De motorboot gleed soepel over het water en bracht ons naar de overkant.

The motorboat glided smoothly over the water and took us to the other side.

Hij is van plan om een nieuwe motorboot te kopen voor zijn vakantie.

He plans to buy a new motorboat for his vacation.


transformatie

transformatie f (plural transformaties, diminutive transformatietje n)

transformaties (plural)
transformatietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: transformasie

→ Indonesian: transformasi

Ultimately from Latin transformātiō. Equivalent to transformeren + -atie.


symbolisme

→ Indonesian: simbolisme

From French symbolisme.
Also analyzable as symbool + -isme.


fantoom

fantoom n (plural fantomen, diminutive fantoompje n)

fantomen (plural)
fantoompje (diminutive neuter)

Inherited from Middle Dutch fantome, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).

Veel mensen beweren een fantoom te hebben gezien in het oude kasteel.

Many people claim to have seen a phantom in the old castle.

In de mist leek het schip een fantoom te zijn.

In the fog, the ship appeared to be a ghost.

Het kind was bang voor de fantomen onder zijn bed.

The child was afraid of the apparitions under his bed.

Die perfecte stad is slechts een fantoom van je verbeelding.

That perfect city is just a figment of your imagination.

De oase in de woestijn bleek een fantoom te zijn.

The oasis in the desert turned out to be a mirage.

Het idee van eeuwige vrede is mogelijk een fantoom.

The idea of eternal peace might be a product of fantasy.


randvoorwaarde

randvoorwaarde f (plural randvoorwaarden or (nonstandard) randvoorwaardes, diminutive randvoorwaardetje n)

randvoorwaarden (plural)
randvoorwaardes (nonstandard plural)
randvoorwaardetje (diminutive neuter)

By surface analysis, rand (“edge, boundary”) + voorwaarde (“condition”)

surf

Een goede samenwerking is een belangrijke randvoorwaarde voor succes.

A good collaboration is an important prerequisite for success.

Er zijn bepaalde randvoorwaarden waaraan voldaan moet worden voordat we kunnen beginnen.

There are certain prerequisites that must be met before we can start.

Een degelijke opleiding is een randvoorwaarde om in aanmerking te komen voor deze functie.

A solid education is a prerequisite to be considered for this position.


magnetisch veld

nl-noun

magnetisch veld n (plural magnetische velden, diminutive magnetisch veldje n)

magnetische velden (plural)
magnetisch veldje (diminutive neuter)


Higgsdeeltje

Higgsdeeltjes (plural)
Higgs-deeltje (alternative)

Calque of English Higgs particle; see deeltje.


Higgs-boson

Higgs-boson n (plural Higgs-bosonen, diminutive Higgs-bosonnetje n)

Higgs-bosonen (plural)
Higgs-bosonnetje (diminutive neuter)


handigheid

handigheid f (plural handigheden, diminutive handigheidje n)

handigheden (plural)
handigheidje (diminutive neuter)


tussenruimte

tussenruimte f (plural tussenruimtes, diminutive tussenruimtetje n)

tussenruimtes (plural)
tussenruimtetje (diminutive neuter)

From tussen (“between”) + ruimte (“space”).

an intervening space, interstice, space, gap


kardinaliteit

kardinaliteit f (plural kardinaliteiten)


continuïteitsvergelijking

continuïteitsvergelijking f (plural continuïteitsvergelijkingen, diminutive continuïteitsvergelijkinkje n)

continuïteitsvergelijkingen (plural)
continuïteitsvergelijkinkje (diminutive neuter)


volumelading

volumelading f (plural volumeladingen, diminutive volumeladinkje n)

volumeladingen (plural)
volumeladinkje (diminutive neuter)

(transport) bulky, light cargo; cargo which is paid by volume, not by weight


volumeladingsdichtheid

volumeladingsdichtheid f (plural volumeladingsdichtheden)


oppervlakteladingsdichtheid

oppervlakteladingsdichtheid f (plural oppervlakteladingsdichtheden)

From oppervlakte + lading + -s- + dichtheid.


oppervlaktelading

oppervlaktelading f (plural oppervlakteladingen, diminutive oppervlakteladinkje n)

oppervlakteladingen (plural)
oppervlakteladinkje (diminutive neuter)

From oppervlakte (“surface”) + lading (“charge”).


lijnlading

nl-noun

lijnlading f (plural lijnladingen, diminutive lijnladinkje n)

lijnladingen (plural)
lijnladinkje (diminutive neuter)


lijnladingsdichtheid

lijnladingsdichtheid f (plural lijnladingsdichtheden)


oppervlakteladinkje

nl-noun-dim

oppervlakteladinkje n (plural oppervlakteladinkjes)


volumeladinkje

volumeladinkje n (plural volumeladinkjes)


distel

nl-noun

distel m (plural distels, diminutive disteltje n)

distels (plural)
disteltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: distel

Negerhollands: distel

From Middle Dutch distel, from Old Dutch *thistil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

A thistle (plant of the tribe Cynareae syn. Cardueae).

Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium maritimum#Translingual

(by extension) Any of various prickly plants resembling a thistle, such as sea holly (Eryngium maritimum).


grootteorde

grootteorde f (plural grootteordes or grootteorden)

grootteordes (plural)
grootteorden (plural)

Compound of grootte (“size”) + orde (“order”).


diminutivum

diminutiva (plural)
deminutivum (alternative)

(grammar) synonym of verkleinwoord (“diminutive”)


stroomlijn

stroomlijn c (plural stroomlijnen, diminutive stroomlijntje n)

stroomlijnen (plural)
stroomlijntje (diminutive neuter)


pegel

pegel m (plural pegels, diminutive pegeltje n)

pegels (plural)
pegeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch pēgel, from Old Dutch *pegil, from Proto-West Germanic *pagil. Doublet of peil.

(informal, Netherlands, historical) a guilder


slede

slede f (plural sleden, diminutive sleetje n)

sleden (plural)
sleetje (diminutive neuter)


wijf

wijf n (plural wijven, diminutive wijfje n)

wijven (plural)
wijfje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: wyf

Jersey Dutch: wāif

Negerhollands: wief, wif

Skepi Creole Dutch: weef

Sranan Tongo: wefi

From Middle Dutch wijf, from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą.
While initially a neutral term for "woman", the word gradually acquired negative connotations in some dialects from the late 16th century onwards, developing over the centuries to the current situation in which it is generally regarded as a derogatory term in standard Dutch (although in some dialects the word remains fairly neutral). As a neutral descriptor for a woman, the void left by the wijf was filled by vrouw, which in the Early Modern period similarly developed to this neutral meaning; previously, in Middle Dutch, it had had positive connotations and referred specifically to a well-off or noble woman. Similarly, dame filled the void left by vrouw as a descriptor for an aristocratic woman.

die een wijf trouwt om het schoon lijf, verliest het lijf en houdt het wijf

(now generally derogatory) woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch


draaikolk

draaikolk f or m (plural draaikolken, diminutive draaikolkje n)

draaikolken (plural)
draaikolkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Afrikaans: draaikolk


rampspoed

rampspoed m (plural rampspoeden, diminutive rampspoedje n)

rampspoeden (plural)
rampspoedje (diminutive neuter)


toerbeurt

toerbeurt f or m (plural toerbeurten, diminutive toerbeurtje n)

toerbeurten (plural)
toerbeurtje (diminutive neuter)

Delen van het land zullen bij toerbeurt geen stroom krijgen om de getroffen gebieden te ontlasten.

Parts of the country will have their power cut in turn to relieve the stricken areas.


natuurramp

natuurramp m (plural natuurrampen, diminutive natuurrampje n)

natuurrampen (plural)
natuurrampje (diminutive neuter)


natuurgeweld

natuurgeweld f or m (plural natuurgewelden)

(countable, uncountable) natural disaster; strong or violent force of nature


motorrijder

motorrijder m (plural motorrijders, diminutive motorrijdertje n)

motorrijders (plural)
motorrijdertje (diminutive neuter)


motorrijdertje

nl-noun-dim

motorrijdertje n (plural motorrijdertjes)


rijder

nl-noun

rijder m (plural rijders, diminutive rijdertje n, feminine rijdster)

rijders (plural)
rijdertje (diminutive neuter)
rijdster (feminine)

From Middle Dutch rider. Equivalent to rijden + -er.

a soldier with the rank of soldaat in the Korps Rijdende Artillerie


voedselketen

voedselketen f (plural voedselketens, diminutive voedselketentje n)

voedselketens (plural)
voedselketentje (diminutive neuter)

From voedsel + keten, probably a calque.


zuurgraad

zuurgraad m (plural zuurgraden, diminutive zuurgraadje n)

zuurgraden (plural)
zuurgraadje (diminutive neuter)


leefstijl

leefstijl m (plural leefstijlen, diminutive leefstijltje n)

leefstijlen (plural)
leefstijltje (diminutive neuter)


portemonnaie

portemonnaie f (plural portemonnaies, diminutive portemonnaietje n)

portemonnaies (plural)
portemonnaietje (diminutive neuter)


rare vogel

rare vogel m (plural rare vogels, diminutive raar vogeltje n)

rare vogels (plural)
raar vogeltje (diminutive neuter)

From raar + vogel, calque of Latin rāra avis. Note that although raar descends from the Latin word, it now mostly means “strange” instead of “rare” (zeldzaam).

De nieuwe buurman was maar een rare vogel.

The new neighbour was a rather strange fellow.

a rare bird, a strange, unusual or exceptional person


friettent

friettent f (plural friettenten, diminutive friettentje n)

friettenten (plural)
friettentje (diminutive neuter)


tankstation

tankstation n (plural tankstations, diminutive tankstationnetje n)

tankstations (plural)
tankstationnetje (diminutive neuter)

filling station, petrol station (UK), gas station (US)


pompstation

pompstation n (plural pompstations, diminutive pompstationnetje n)

pompstations (plural)
pompstationnetje (diminutive neuter)


glamping

(uncountable) glamping (glamorous camping)


opluchting

opluchting f (plural opluchtingen, diminutive opluchtingetje n)

opluchtingen (plural)
opluchtingetje (diminutive neuter)

From opluchten (“relieve”) + -ing (“-ing, -ance, -tion”).


oplichting

nl-noun

oplichting f (plural oplichtingen, diminutive oplichtingetje n)

oplichtingen (plural)
oplichtingetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: oplichting

From oplichten (“to swindle, to scam”) + -ing (“-ing, -ance, -tion”).


vp

(chiefly Suriname) initialism of vicepresident (“vice president”)


ovar

ontslag van alle rechtsvervolging
w:nl:ontslag van alle rechtsvervolging

(law) initialism of ontslag van alle rechtsvervolging (“dismissal of criminal charges”)


hoofdweg

nl-noun

hoofdweg m (plural hoofdwegen, diminutive hoofdwegje n or hoofdweggetje n)

hoofdwegen (plural)
hoofdwegje (diminutive neuter)
hoofdweggetje (diminutive neuter)

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1699, "IV. Hoofddeel", in P. Rabus, De boekzaal van Europe, vol. 7, March and April issue, page 237. Om van het eerſte te ſpreken, hoewel de Heer Boyle, twee Hoofdwegen erkent om tot de kenniſſe van Gods eigenſchappen te komen; […]


hoofdstraat

hoofdstraat f (plural hoofdstraten, diminutive hoofdstraatje n)

hoofdstraten (plural)
hoofdstraatje (diminutive neuter)


hoofddorp

hoofddorp n (plural hoofddorpen, diminutive hoofddorpje n)

hoofddorpen (plural)
hoofddorpje (diminutive neuter)


bestuurlijk sanctierecht

bestuurlijk sanctierecht n (uncountable)

a domain (ermerging) in law between administrative law and criminal law


startbaan

startbaan f or m (plural startbanen, diminutive startbaantje n)

startbanen (plural)
startbaantje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: landasan pacu (“runway”) (calque)


klaverblad

nl-noun

klaverblad n (plural klaverbladen, diminutive klaverblaadje n)

klaverbladen (plural)
klaverblaadje (diminutive neuter)

cloverleaf interchange
cloverleaf interchange


hutspot

A traditional Dutch dish made from mashed potatoes, carrots and onions, seasoned with pepper, laurel, and cloves a.o.


seraf

From Middle Dutch seraph, seraf, probably a backformation, ultimately from Hebrew שָׂרָף.

der

Hebrew שָׂרָף

seraph
humanoid angel of the highest rank


Slaaf

nl-noun

Slaaf m (plural Slaven, diminutive Slaafje n)

Slaven (plural)
Slaafje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos), which see for more.


Germaan

Germaan m (plural Germanen, diminutive Germaantje n)

Germanen (plural)
Germaantje (diminutive neuter)

a person from the old Germanic people; a German


zitgrasmaaier

zitgrasmaaier m (plural zitgrasmaaiers, diminutive zitgrasmaaiertje n)

zitgrasmaaiers (plural)
zitgrasmaaiertje (diminutive neuter)


zitgrasmaaiertje

nl-noun-dim

zitgrasmaaiertje n (plural zitgrasmaaiertjes)


grasmaaier

nl-noun

grasmaaier m (plural grasmaaiers, diminutive grasmaaiertje n)

grasmaaiers (plural)
grasmaaiertje (diminutive neuter)

Ik moet de grasmaaier van de schuur halen om het gazon te maaien.

I need to get the lawnmower out of the shed to mow the lawn.

Onze grasmaaier is stuk, dus we moeten een nieuwe kopen.

Our lawnmower is broken, so we need to buy a new one.

Ze stootte per ongeluk tegen de grasmaaier in de garage.

She accidentally bumped into the lawnmower in the garage.


ontruiming

ontruiming f (plural ontruimingen, diminutive ontruiminkje n)

ontruimingen (plural)
ontruiminkje (diminutive neuter)

From ontruimen (“to clear, to evacuate”) + -ing (“-ing, -ation”).

suffix

De ontruiming van een kraakpand


kruit

nl-noun

kruit n (uncountable, diminutive kruitje n)

Berbice Creole Dutch: kriti

Negerhollands: krut

Afrikaans: kruit

From Middle Dutch cruut, the same word from which kruid developed.


catechese

→ Indonesian: katêkésê

Borrowed from Latin catēchēsis with subsequent influence of French catéchèse.

(Christianity) catechesis (religious instruction)


catechismus

catechismussen (plural)
catechisme (alternative obsolete)


gaatje

Door goed te poetsen, kun je gaatjes voorkomen.

By brushing your teeth well, you can prevent cavities.


quizzen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


hersens

(plural only) alternative form of hersenen


bolk

From Middle Dutch bolc, from Proto-Germanic *bulnuka, perhaps related to the root of English bulk, referring to the convex shape.

Trisopterus luscus
Trisopterus luscus#Translingual


mitella

nl-noun

mitella f (plural mitella's, diminutive mitellaatje n)

mitella's (plural)
mitellaatje (diminutive neuter)


moes

From Middle Dutch moes, from Old Dutch muos, from Proto-West Germanic *mōs, from Proto-Germanic *mōsą.


moes

moes f (uncountable, diminutive moesje n)

(colloquial, often in the diminutive) mom, mother


voorde

voorde f (plural voorden, diminutive voordje n)

voorden (plural)
voordje (diminutive neuter)
voord (alternative)
voort (alternative)

From Middle Dutch vort, vōort, from Old Dutch *furt, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus. Doublet of fjord.


voord

voord m (plural voorden, diminutive voordje n)

voorden (plural)
voordje (diminutive neuter)


correspondente

correspondente f (plural correspondentes, masculine correspondent)

correspondentes (plural)
correspondent (masculine)
korrespondente (alternative)

a female correspondent, in particular a reporter


lont

lont f (plural lonten, diminutive lontje n)

lonten (plural)
lontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: lont

→ West Frisian: lont


rechtszaal

rechtszaal f or m (plural rechtszalen, diminutive rechtszaaltje n)

rechtszalen (plural)
rechtszaaltje (diminutive neuter)
rechtzaal (alternative)

Holonyms: gerechtsgebouw, gerechtshof


heling

From helen (“to receive, to fence”) + -ing.


pesterij

pesterij f (plural pesterijen, diminutive pesterijtje n)

pesterijen (plural)
pesterijtje (diminutive neuter)


bolwerk

bolwerk n (plural bolwerken, diminutive bolwerkje n)

bolwerken (plural)
bolwerkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch bolwerc, equivalent to bol + werk.

bastion, bulwark (fortification, small fort)


onderminister

onderminister m (plural onderministers, diminutive onderministertje n)

onderministers (plural)
onderministertje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: menteri muda (calque)


clusterbom

clusterbom f (plural clusterbommen, diminutive clusterbommetje n)

clusterbommen (plural)
clusterbommetje (diminutive neuter)


clusterbommetje

nl-noun-dim

clusterbommetje n (plural clusterbommetjes)


sluipschutter

nl-noun

sluipschutter m (plural sluipschutters, diminutive sluipschuttertje n)

sluipschutters (plural)
sluipschuttertje (diminutive neuter)


sluipschuttertje

nl-noun-dim

sluipschuttertje n (plural sluipschuttertjes)


ondoorzichtigheid

nl-noun

ondoorzichtigheid f (plural ondoorzichtigheden)


doorzichtigheid

doorzichtigheid f (plural doorzichtigheden)

From Middle Dutch doresichticheit. Equivalent to doorzichtig + -heid.


kerst

Christmas, the major Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ


norit

(pharmacology) a brand of activated carbon


loodsman

loodsman m (plural loodsmannen, diminutive loodsmannetje n)

loodsmannen (plural)
loodsmannetje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle English lodesman, from Old English lādmann (“guide”). The first part lād (“journey”), from Proto-Germanic *laidō, the second part mann (“man”), from Proto-Germanic *mann-. In modern usage, the word is commonly analysed as loods + man, but the word loods is historically a back-formation from this word.

(navigation) pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or coast


probandus

probandus m (plural probandi, feminine probanda)

→ Indonesian: probandus

a male proband (man who is subject of a genealogical study)


gepensioneerde

gepensioneerde m or f (plural gepensioneerden)

From gepensioneerd, past participle of pensioneren.


microfoon

microfoon m (plural microfoons, diminutive microfoontje n)

microfoons (plural)
microfoontje (diminutive neuter)


vordering

vordering f (plural vorderingen, diminutive vorderingetje n)

vorderingen (plural)
vorderingetje (diminutive neuter)

(finance, accounting) claim against a debtor, account receivable

(law, by extension) claim against any obligor, obligee’s right to performance


tegoed

tegoed n (plural tegoeden, diminutive tegoedje n)

tegoeden (plural)
tegoedje (diminutive neuter)


parlementariër

parlementariër m (plural parlementariërs, diminutive parlementariërtje n)

parlementariërs (plural)
parlementariërtje (diminutive neuter)


zuil

zuil f (plural zuilen, diminutive zuiltje n)

zuilen (plural)
zuiltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch suul, from Old Dutch sūl, from Proto-West Germanic *sūli, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz. Cognate with English sile.

(society, chiefly historical) pillar, institutional subgrouping of society along ideological or religious lines


verzuiling

pillarization, institutional segregation of society according to religious and political identity


pilaar

pilaar m (plural pilaren, diminutive pilaartje n)

pilaren (plural)
pilaartje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: pilaar

→ Indonesian: pilar

From Middle Dutch pilaer, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“a pillar”). Doublet of pijler, an earlier borrowing from Proto-Romance.


upcycling

Unadapted borrowing from English upcycling. Equivalent to upcyclen + -ing.


jonkie

(Netherlands) youngling, little one ((relatively) young person)


diefte

From Middle Dutch diefte, from Old Dutch *thiuvitha, *thiofta, from Proto-Germanic *þiubiþō. Equivalent to dief (“thief”) + -te. Cognate with English theft.


zeemansgraf

nl-noun

zeemansgraf n (plural zeemansgraven, diminutive zeemansgrafje n)

zeemansgraven (plural)
zeemansgrafje (diminutive neuter)

From zeeman (“sailor”) + -s- + graf (“grave”).


oneer

Negerhollands: oneer


beetwortel

nl-noun

beetwortel m (plural beetwortels or beetwortelen, diminutive beetworteltje n)

beetwortels (plural)
beetwortelen (plural)
beetworteltje (diminutive neuter)


algorithmus

From German Algorithmus or directly from Medieval Latin algorithmus.


verslaving

verslaving f (plural verslavingen, diminutive verslavinkje n)

verslavingen (plural)
verslavinkje (diminutive neuter)

(now chiefly historical) enslavement, act of enslaving or slavehood


addictie

addictie f (plural addicties, diminutive addictietje n)

addicties (plural)
addictietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: adiksi


klere

→ Betawi: kelèra

Contraction of kolere, formerly also spelled colère. The modern Dutch term for the disease is cholera.


koptelefoon

koptelefoon m (plural koptelefoons, diminutive koptelefoontje n)

koptelefoons (plural)
koptelefoontje (diminutive neuter)


koptelefoontje

nl-noun-dim

koptelefoontje n (plural koptelefoontjes)


prioriteit

nl-noun

prioriteit f (plural prioriteiten, diminutive prioriteitje n)

prioriteiten (plural)
prioriteitje (diminutive neuter)

From Old French priorité, from Latin prioritas.


schuilplaatsje

nl-noun-dim

schuilplaatsje n (plural schuilplaatsjes)


eenling

nl-noun

eenling m (plural eenlingen, diminutive eenlingetje n)

eenlingen (plural)
eenlingetje (diminutive neuter)

From een + -ling. The sense "baby not part of a multiple birth" is likely modeled after tweeling (“twin”).

a loner, someone who is or operates alone


verderf

From Middle Dutch verderf; a deverbal from verderven.

dood en verderf zaaien


ammunitie

→ Indonesian: amunisi

Borrowed from Middle French amunition, from Latin munire (“to equip”).


hoofdtelefoon

hoofdtelefoon m (plural hoofdtelefoons, diminutive hoofdtelefoontje n)

hoofdtelefoons (plural)
hoofdtelefoontje (diminutive neuter)


hoofdtelefoontje

nl-noun-dim

hoofdtelefoontje n (plural hoofdtelefoontjes)


buitenwijk

nl-noun

buitenwijk f (plural buitenwijken, diminutive buitenwijkje n)

buitenwijken (plural)
buitenwijkje (diminutive neuter)


infuus

infuus n (plural infusen or infuzen, diminutive infuusje n)

infusen (plural)
infuzen (plural)
infuusje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: infus

From earlier infusie, derived from Latin īnfūsiō.


kruidenthee

kruidenthee m (plural kruidentheeën, diminutive kruidentheetje n)

kruidentheeën (plural)
kruidentheetje (diminutive neuter)

From kruid (“herb”) + -en- + thee (“tea”).


nachtblindheid

nachtblindheid f (plural nachtblindheden)

From nacht (“night”) + blindheid (“blindness”).


bloemperk

nl-noun

bloemperk n (plural bloemperken, diminutive bloemperkje n)

bloemperken (plural)
bloemperkje (diminutive neuter)

Het bloemperk voor het huis is prachtig in de lente.

The flower bed in front of the house is beautiful in spring.

We hebben nieuwe bloemen geplant in het bloemperk.

We planted new flowers in the flower bed.

Het bloemperk heeft regelmatig water nodig.


oplosmiddel

oplosmiddel n (plural oplosmiddelen, diminutive oplosmiddeltje n)

oplosmiddelen (plural)
oplosmiddeltje (diminutive neuter)


bewaking

/bəˈʋaː.kɪŋ/


contanten

Ik heb geen contanten voor een biertje.


konvooi

konvooi n (plural konvooien, diminutive konvooitje n)

konvooien (plural)
konvooitje (diminutive neuter)
convooi (alternative)


mollen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


autocraat

nl-noun

autocraat m (plural autocraten, diminutive autocraatje n)

autocraten (plural)
autocraatje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: autokrat

Borrowed from French autocrate, from Ancient Greek αὐτοκρατής (autokratḗs).


steengoed

From steen (“stone”) + goed (“ware, commodity, good”).

compound

stoneware, particularly German stoneware that is baked at high temperatures and originated in the fourteenth century


stronk

nl-noun

stronk m (plural stronken, diminutive stronkje n)

stronken (plural)
stronkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch stronc, from Old Dutch strunc, from Proto-Germanic *strunkaz. Cognate with German Strunk (“hard stalk, as in cabbage, etc.”).


boomstronk

nl-noun

boomstronk m (plural boomstronken, diminutive boomstronkje n)

boomstronken (plural)
boomstronkje (diminutive neuter)


hemmetje

Spelling following the informal pronunciation of hemdje (“shirt”).


gedaantewisseling

gedaantewisseling f (plural gedaantewisselingen)

/ɣəˈdaːn.təˌʋɪ.sə.lɪŋ/


wisseling

wisseling f (plural wisselingen, diminutive wisselingetje n)

wisselingen (plural)
wisselingetje (diminutive neuter)


gedaanteverandering

gedaanteverandering f (plural gedaanteveranderingen)


transfiguratie

transfiguratie f (plural transfiguraties)

→ Indonesian: transfigurasi


ruggespraak

Fixed compound of rug + -e- + spraak, calque of German Rücksprache or Low German [Term?], ultimately from Middle Low German ruggesprake. First attested in the seventeenth century.

consultation, discussion with stakeholders


ordner

Borrowed from German Ordner, from Briefordner. Equivalent to a shortening of briefordner.

(Netherlands) a binder, a hard-cover folder


aanstoot

aanstoot m (plural aanstoten, diminutive aanstootje n)

aanstoten (plural)
aanstootje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: aanstoot

→ West Frisian: oanstoat

From Middle Dutch aenstoot. Equivalent to aan + stoot.

cause, impulse (that which leads up to an effect)


verstrooiing

verstrooiing f (plural verstrooiingen, diminutive verstrooiinkje n)

verstrooiingen (plural)
verstrooiinkje (diminutive neuter)

From verstrooien (“to scatter, disperse; to distract”) + -ing.


civiel

→ Indonesian: sipil

From Middle Dutch civil, from Middle French civil, Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”).


kinderspel

nl-noun

kinderspel n (plural kinderspellen or kinderspelen, diminutive kinderspelletje n)

kinderspellen (plural)
kinderspelen (plural)
kinderspelletje (diminutive neuter)


kinderspelletje

nl-noun-dim

kinderspelletje n (plural kinderspelletjes)


toverslag

From toveren (“to perform magic”) + slag (“stroke”).


leut

Uncertain. Perhaps related to West Flemish leute (“fun, pleasure, enjoyment”) and the word originally meant "deception," in which case it could be an obscure descendant of Frankish *leut (“deceptive, deceitful”).

cog

(chiefly in compounds) frequent drinker of a certain beverage


robinia

nl-noun

robinia m (plural robinia's, diminutive robiniaatje n)

robinia's (plural)
robiniaatje (diminutive neuter)

Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia pseudoacacia#Translingual

(particularly) the black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia)


luchtsluis

luchtsluis f (plural luchtsluizen, diminutive luchtsluisje n)

luchtsluizen (plural)
luchtsluisje (diminutive neuter)

From lucht (“air”) + sluis (“lock, sluice”).

airlock (pressure chamber between aerobic and vacuum areas)


riooljournalistiek

From riool (“sewer”) + journalistiek (“journalism”).


boulevardbladje

nl-noun-dim

boulevardbladje n (plural boulevardbladjes)


sensatieblad

nl-noun

sensatieblad n (plural sensatiebladen, diminutive sensatieblaadje n or sensatiebladje n)

sensatiebladen (plural)
sensatieblaadje (diminutive neuter)
sensatiebladje (diminutive neuter)

From sensatie (“sensation”) + blad (“magazine”).


sensatiebladje

nl-noun-dim

sensatiebladje n (plural sensatiebladjes)


peulschilletje

peulschilletje n (plural peulschilletjes)


peul

nl-noun

peul m or f (plural peulen, diminutive peultje n)

peulen (plural)
peultje (diminutive neuter)

(especially in the diminutive) snow pea (Pisum sativum var. saccharatum), or its pod eaten as food


zaadlob

zaadlob f or m (plural zaadlobben, diminutive zaadlobje n)

zaadlobben (plural)
zaadlobje (diminutive neuter)


buitenplaneten

Audio


binnenband

binnenband m (plural binnenbanden, diminutive binnenbandje n)

binnenbanden (plural)
binnenbandje (diminutive neuter)


kolchoz

From Russian колхо́з (kolxóz), contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство (kollektívnoje xozjájstvo, “collective farm, household”).


vroedschap

vroedschap f (plural vroedschappen, diminutive vroedschapje n)

vroedschappen (plural)
vroedschapje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch vroetschap (“wisdom”). By surface analysis, vroed + schap.

(historical) a type of town council in the early modern Netherlands


toneelspeler

toneelspeler m (plural toneelspelers, diminutive toneelspelertje n, feminine toneelspeelster)

toneelspelers (plural)
toneelspelertje (diminutive neuter)
toneelspeelster (feminine)


toneelspelertje

nl-noun-dim

toneelspelertje n (plural toneelspelertjes)


toneelspeelster

nl-noun

toneelspeelster f (plural toneelspeelsters, diminutive toneelspeelstertje n, masculine toneelspeler)

toneelspeelsters (plural)
toneelspeelstertje (diminutive neuter)
toneelspeler (masculine)


toneelspeelstertje

nl-noun-dim

toneelspeelstertje n (plural toneelspeelstertjes)


viervoeter

nl-noun

viervoeter m (plural viervoeters, diminutive viervoetertje n)

viervoeters (plural)
viervoetertje (diminutive neuter)

From vier + voet + -er, possibly a calque of German Vierfüßler.

tetrapod, any member of the superclass Tetrapoda


barbaar

barbaar m (plural barbaren or barbaars, diminutive barbaartje n)

barbaren (plural)
barbaars (plural)
barbaartje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: barbar

From Middle Dutch barbaer, from barbarien, from Old French barbare, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros).


kwakkel

kwakkel f or m (plural kwakkels, diminutive kwakkeltje n)

kwakkels (plural)
kwakkeltje (diminutive neuter)
kwackel (alternative)
quakkel (alternative)
quackel (alternative)

Afrikaans: kwakkel

From Middle Dutch quackele, from *kwakila (compare Low German Quakkel), blend of *kwak (“quack”) and Proto-Germanic *hwahtilō (“quail”) (compare dialectal Dutch wachtel, German Wachtel), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *kʷoḱt- (compare Latin co(c)turnīx, Lithuanian vaštaka, Sanskrit चातक (cātaka, “pied cuckoo”)), metathesis of *u̯ortokʷ- (“quail”) (compare Dutch kwartel). More at kwartel. Not related to kwakkelen.


raffinaderij

raffinaderij f (plural raffinaderijen, diminutive raffinaderijtje n)

raffinaderijen (plural)
raffinaderijtje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: raffinaderij


olieraffinaderij

olieraffinaderij f (plural olieraffinaderijen, diminutive olieraffinaderijtje n)

olieraffinaderijen (plural)
olieraffinaderijtje (diminutive neuter)


sleepboot

sleepboot m (plural sleepboten, diminutive sleepbootje n)

sleepboten (plural)
sleepbootje (diminutive neuter)


sleeptouw

sleeptouw m (plural sleeptouwen, diminutive sleeptouwtje n)

sleeptouwen (plural)
sleeptouwtje (diminutive neuter)


skilift

skilift m (plural skiliften, diminutive skiliftje n)

skiliften (plural)
skiliftje (diminutive neuter)


microcandela

microcandela m or f (plural microcandela's)


picocandela

picocandela m or f (plural picocandela's)


megacandela

megacandela m or f (plural megacandela's)


kilocandela

kilocandela m or f (plural kilocandela's)


gigacandela

gigacandela m or f (plural gigacandela's)


hectocandela

hectocandela m or f (plural hectocandela's)


attocandela

attocandela m or f (plural attocandela's)


confirmatie

Negerhollands: confirmasje

→ Indonesian: konfirmasi

From Middle Dutch confirmacie, from Old French confirmation, from Latin cōnfirmātiō; equivalent to confirmeren + -atie.


cryptozoölogie

Probably borrowed from English cryptozoology. Equivalent to crypto- + zoölogie.


huik

huik f or m (plural huiken, diminutive huikje n)

huiken (plural)
huikje (diminutive neuter)

huque

From Middle Dutch hoyke, huuc, huke, from Old Dutch heucken, probably borrowed from Old French huque, heuque, from Medieval Latin hapax huca, of uncertain origin, possibly ultimately related to huig (“uvula”).

(dated, historical) sleeveless cape or coat

(dated, dialectal, nautical) canvas cover


naaste

fellow human, someone close to oneself (such as a neighbour, relative etc.)


schicht

schicht f (plural schichten, diminutive schichtje n)

schichten (plural)
schichtje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch schicht, from Old Dutch *skiht, from Proto-Germanic *skihtiz, derived from *skehaną (from which geschieden). The meaning was "something that shoots forward" and is only attested in Dutch; the German near-cognate Geschichte preserves the earlier meaning "forward movement" and hence "that which proceeds/occurs".


waaier

waaier m (plural waaiers, diminutive waaiertje n)

waaiers (plural)
waaiertje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: wajer

→ Lokono: warhiwarhi

→ Russian: веер (vejer)

hand-held fan (used for cooling oneself)


verkondiger

verkondiger m (plural verkondigers, diminutive verkondigertje n)

verkondigers (plural)
verkondigertje (diminutive neuter)


middelpuntvliedende kracht

middelpuntvliedende kracht f (plural middelpuntvliedende krachten, diminutive middelpuntvliedend krachtje n)

middelpuntvliedende krachten (plural)
middelpuntvliedend krachtje (diminutive neuter)


centrifugale kracht

centrifugale kracht f (plural centrifugale krachten, diminutive centrifugaal krachtje n)

centrifugale krachten (plural)
centrifugaal krachtje (diminutive neuter)


middelpunt

middelpunt n (plural middelpunten, diminutive middelpuntje n)

middelpunten (plural)
middelpuntje (diminutive neuter)


middelpuntzoekende kracht

middelpuntzoekende kracht f (plural middelpuntzoekende krachten, diminutive middelpuntzoekend krachtje n)

middelpuntzoekende krachten (plural)
middelpuntzoekend krachtje (diminutive neuter)


klapstuk

klapstuk n (plural klapstukken, diminutive klapstukje n)

klapstukken (plural)
klapstukje (diminutive neuter)

From klappen (“to fold, to hinge”) + stuk, named for the shape of the cut which appears to be folded open.


klapstuk

From klappen (“to clap, to applaud, to crash”) + stuk (“piece”).


zwoerd

nl-noun

zwoerd n (plural zwoerden, diminutive zwoerdje n)

zwoerden (plural)
zwoerdje (diminutive neuter)

From zwoord, a dialectal form of early modern Dutch zwaert, zweerd, from Middle Dutch swaerde (“hairy skin”), from Old Dutch *swarda, from Proto-Germanic *swardō (“overgrown surface”).
Cognate with Zealandic zwirte, Middle Low German swarde, Middle High German swart, German Schwarte, Old Frisian swarde, West Frisian swaard, Old English sweard, English sward, Icelandic svörður.

inh

Heb je nog wat zwoerd gekocht?

Wanneer de ham bijna gaar is, probeert men of men er tot aan het zwoerd toe een' stroohalm in kan steken, hetgeen een zeker teeken is dat ze gaar is.

1849, Schatkamer voor alle Standen, page 95:

When the ham is almost done, try to see whether you can insert a blade of straw down to the rind, which is a sure sign that the ham has finished cooking.

Tijd om de zwoerd te gaan maaien.

1905-1907, Anton Albert Beekman, Het Dijk- en Waterschapsrecht in Nederland vóór 1975, pub. Martinus Nijhoff, page 731.
Zwaard, zwoord is... ook begroeide bovenkorst, zode...

Sword, sward also refers to... the overgrown top layer of earth, a sod of earth...


zeekomkommer

nl-noun

zeekomkommer f (plural zeekomkommers, diminutive zeekomkommertje n)

zeekomkommers (plural)
zeekomkommertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seekomkommer

sea cucumber, echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea


raketsla

raketsla f (uncountable, diminutive raketslaatje n)


valstrik

valstrik m (plural valstrikken, diminutive valstrikje n)

valstrikken (plural)
valstrikje (diminutive neuter)

(literally) snare, trap for catching animals or trespassers

(figuratively) any kind of trap or ploy made to deceive


kiemen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kiemgroente

nl-noun

kiemgroente f (plural kiemgroenten or kiemgroentes, diminutive kiemgroentetje n)

kiemgroenten (plural)
kiemgroentes (plural)
kiemgroentetje (diminutive neuter)

sprout (an edible vegetable that comes from germinated seeds)


teler

teler m (plural telers, diminutive telertje n)

telers (plural)
telertje (diminutive neuter)

From telen + -er. The obsolete grammatical sense is likely a calque of Latin genetīvus.

(obsolete, grammar) a word in the genitive case


taugé

Likely borrowed from Indonesian tauge, from Hokkien 豆芽 (tāu-gê).

(Netherlands) mung bean sprout(s), shoots of the mung bean


mungboon

mungboon f or m (plural mungbonen, diminutive mungboontje n)

mungbonen (plural)
mungboontje (diminutive neuter)

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata#Translingual

mung bean (plant or edible seed of Vigna radiata)


stralingsveld

stralingsveld n (plural stralingsvelden, diminutive stralingsveldje n)

stralingsvelden (plural)
stralingsveldje (diminutive neuter)


elektrodynamica

Borrowed from French électrodynamique, coined by Ampère, or from New Latin electrodynamica or English electrodynamics.


multipoolexpansie

multipoolexpansie f (plural multipoolexpansies, diminutive multipoolexpansietje n)

multipoolexpansies (plural)
multipoolexpansietje (diminutive neuter)


monopool

monopool f (plural monopolen, diminutive monopooltje n)

monopolen (plural)
monopooltje (diminutive neuter)


monopoolterm

monopoolterm m (plural monopooltermen, diminutive monopooltermpje n)

monopooltermen (plural)
monopooltermpje (diminutive neuter)


dipool

dipool f (plural dipolen, diminutive dipooltje n)

dipolen (plural)
dipooltje (diminutive neuter)


dipoolterm

dipoolterm m (plural dipooltermen, diminutive dipooltermpje n)

dipooltermen (plural)
dipooltermpje (diminutive neuter)


quadrupool

quadrupool f (plural quadrupolen, diminutive quadrupooltje n)

quadrupolen (plural)
quadrupooltje (diminutive neuter)


quadrupoolterm

quadrupoolterm c (plural quadrupooltermen, diminutive quadrupooltermpje n)

quadrupooltermen (plural)
quadrupooltermpje (diminutive neuter)


octopool

octopool f (plural octopolen, diminutive octopooltje n)

octopolen (plural)
octopooltje (diminutive neuter)


octopoolterm

octopoolterm m (plural octopooltermen, diminutive octopooltermpje n)

octopooltermen (plural)
octopooltermpje (diminutive neuter)


leenvertaling

leenvertaling f (plural leenvertalingen, diminutive leenvertalinkje n)

leenvertalingen (plural)
leenvertalinkje (diminutive neuter)

From lenen + vertaling, itself a loan translation of German Lehnübersetzung.

2004, Saskia Bogaart, Geleerde kennis in de volkstaal. Van den proprieteyten der dinghen (Haarlem 1485) in perspectief, Verloren, page 97.
Het creëren van leenwoorden, leenvertalingen en leenbetekenissen kon dit type problemen deels ondervangen.

The creation of loan words, loan translations and borrowed senses could partially address problems of this type.


neutronenster

neutronenster f (plural neutronensterren, diminutive neutronensterretje n)

neutronensterren (plural)
neutronensterretje (diminutive neuter)


aangeslagen toestand

aangeslagen toestand m (plural aangeslagen toestanden)


aangeslagen toestanden

aangeslagen toestand
aangeslagen toestand#Dutch


valentienucleon

valentienucleon n (plural valentienucleonen)


elektronneutrino

elektronneutrino n (plural elektronneutrino's)

Probably borrowed from German Elektron-Neutrino, otherwise from English electron neutrino. Equivalent to elektron + neutrino.


tauonneutrino

tauonneutrino n (plural tauonneutrino's)


continuüm

continuüm n (plural continua or continuüms)

→ Indonesian: kontinum

Borrowed from Latin continuum, neuter form of continuus, from contineō (“contain, enclose”).


muiterij

muiterij f (plural muiterijen, diminutive muiterijtje n)

muiterijen (plural)
muiterijtje (diminutive neuter)

From the stem of muiten (“to mutiny”) + -erij (“-ery”). Or alternatively, from muiter (“mutineer”) + -ij (“-y”). See also the usage notes at -erij.


zandbank

zandbank m (plural zandbanken, diminutive zandbankje n)

zandbanken (plural)
zandbankje (diminutive neuter)

17th century or earlier. Compound of zand + bank.


gymles

gymles f (plural gymlessen, diminutive gymlesje n)

gymlessen (plural)
gymlesje (diminutive neuter)


gymp

gymp m (plural gympen, diminutive gympje n)

gympen (plural)
gympje (diminutive neuter)


collaboratie

→ Indonesian: kolaborasi

Borrowed from French collaboration. The word became the primary label for collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War and has been extremely pejorative ever since.

(derogatory) collaboration with the Nazis, fascists or another enemy; treason, traitorous collaboration


pijpensteel

pijpensteel m (plural pijpenstelen, diminutive pijpensteeltje n)

pijpenstelen (plural)
pijpensteeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pypsteel


NSB'er

NSB'er m (plural NSB'ers, diminutive NSB'ertje n)

NSB'ers (plural)
NSB'ertje (diminutive neuter)

adherent of the NSB or Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging


huttenkaas

From hut + -en- + kaas, a calque of German Hüttenkäse.


eregast

eregast m (plural eregasten, diminutive eregastje n)

eregasten (plural)
eregastje (diminutive neuter)

From ere- (“honorary”) + gast (“guest”).


jonkheer

jonkheer m (plural jonkheren, diminutive jonkheertje n)

jonkheren (plural)
jonkheertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch jonchere. By surface analysis, jong (“young”) + heer (“lord”).

surf

Coordinate term: jonkvrouw


beurskrach

Compound of beurs + krach, a calque of German Börsenkrach.


gemeenteraadslid

nl-noun

gemeenteraadslid n (plural gemeenteraadsleden, diminutive gemeenteraadslidje n)

gemeenteraadsleden (plural)
gemeenteraadslidje (diminutive neuter)

From gemeenteraad (“municipality council”) + -s- + lid (“member”).

affix

municipal council member (member of a local-government council)


premierschap

nl-noun

premierschap n (plural premierschappen, diminutive premierschapje n)

premierschappen (plural)
premierschapje (diminutive neuter)


wapenspreuk

wapenspreuk f (plural wapenspreuken, diminutive wapenspreukje n)

wapenspreuken (plural)
wapenspreukje (diminutive neuter)


verrader

verrader m (plural verraders, diminutive verradertje n)

verraders (plural)
verradertje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: verraader, verraeder


gemaksvoedsel

From gemak (“convenience”) + voedsel (“food”).


palinka

apricot brandy, preferably from Transleithania


langsat

Borrowed from Indonesian langsat. From Malay langsat.

Lansium domesticum
Lansium domesticum#Translingual

langsat (fruit of the tree Lansium domesticum)


profetes

nl-noun

profetes f (plural profetessen, diminutive profetesje n, masculine profeet)

profetessen (plural)
profetesje (diminutive neuter)
profeet (masculine)
prophetes (alternative)

From Middle Dutch profetesse. By surface analysis, profeet + -es.


profetes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


pok

nl-noun

pok f (plural pokken, diminutive pokje n)

pokken (plural)
pokje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch poc, pocke, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bʰew- (“to grow; swell”).


galgenhumor

Afrikaans: galgehumor

Borrowed from German Galgenhumor. Equivalent to galg + -en- + humor.

gallows humour (Commonwealth), gallows humor (US)


marechaussee

Petjo: marsosee

→ Indonesian: marsose

Borrowed from French maréchaussée (“mounted police”) in 1815. Doublet of maarschalk.

Coordinate term: rijkswacht (Belgium)

gendarmerie, military police of the Netherlands

(historical) lightly armed soldier belonging to counterguerrilla troops


wolkbreuk

wolkbreuk f (plural wolkbreuken, diminutive wolkbreukje n)

wolkbreuken (plural)
wolkbreukje (diminutive neuter)


ontkenning

ontkenning f (plural ontkenningen, diminutive ontkenninkje n)

ontkenningen (plural)
ontkenninkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: ontkenning


koter

koter m (plural koters, diminutive kotertje n)

koters (plural)
kotertje (diminutive neuter)

From Yiddish קטן (koten, “small child”), from Hebrew קָטָן (qāṭān, “young, little”).


reddingsactie

reddingsactie f (plural reddingsacties, diminutive reddingsactietje n)

reddingsacties (plural)
reddingsactietje (diminutive neuter)

De hulpdiensten lanceerden een grote reddingsactie na de aardbeving.

The emergency services launched a large-scale rescue operation after the earthquake.

De reddingsacties waren succesvol en alle vermiste personen werden gevonden.

The rescue operations were successful, and all missing individuals were found.

De brandweerlieden waren betrokken bij een moeilijke reddingsactie om mensen uit het brandende gebouw te halen.

The firefighters were involved in a difficult rescue operation to get people out of the burning building.


reddingsoperatie

reddingsoperatie f (plural reddingsoperaties, diminutive reddingsoperatietje n)

reddingsoperaties (plural)
reddingsoperatietje (diminutive neuter)

De brandweer organiseerde een grootschalige reddingsoperatie om de slachtoffers te redden.

The fire department organized a large-scale rescue operation to save the victims.

De helikopters werden ingezet tijdens de reddingsoperaties na de natuurramp.

Helicopters were deployed during the rescue operations after the natural disaster.

De reddingsoperaties werden bemoeilijkt door het slechte weer.

The rescue operations were hampered by the bad weather.


gaarde

gaarde f (plural gaarden, diminutive gaardje n)

gaarden (plural)
gaardje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch gaerde, from Old Dutch gardo, from Proto-West Germanic *gardō, from Proto-Germanic *gardô, an n-stem form derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ-. Related to gaard.
Cognate to English garden and German Garten.


teelbal

teelbal m (plural teelballen, diminutive teelballetje n)

teelballen (plural)
teelballetje (diminutive neuter)


zwaargewicht

zwaargewicht n or m (plural zwaargewichten, diminutive zwaargewichtje n)

zwaargewichten (plural)
zwaargewichtje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈzʋaːr.ɣəˌʋɪxt/

From zwaar + gewicht, calque of English heavyweight.

heavyweight (a thing or person that's heavy, in particular a martial artist in the heavyweight class)

heavyweight (someone or something notable or important)


lichtsnelheid

From licht (“light”) + snelheid (“speed”).


opvolging

opvolging f (plural opvolgingen, diminutive opvolginkje n)

opvolgingen (plural)
opvolginkje (diminutive neuter)


troonopvolging

troonopvolging f (plural troonopvolgingen, diminutive troonopvolginkje n)

troonopvolgingen (plural)
troonopvolginkje (diminutive neuter)


troonopvolger

troonopvolger m (plural troonopvolgers, diminutive troonopvolgertje n)

troonopvolgers (plural)
troonopvolgertje (diminutive neuter)


Soedanees

Soedanees m (plural Soedanezen, diminutive Soedaneesje n, feminine Soedanese)

Soedanezen (plural)
Soedaneesje (diminutive neuter)
Soedanese (feminine)

a Sudanese person, an inhabitant of Sudan


Zuid-Soedanees

Zuid-Soedanees m (plural Zuid-Soedanezen, diminutive Zuid-Soedaneesje n)

Zuid-Soedanezen (plural)
Zuid-Soedaneesje (diminutive neuter)

a South Sudanese person, an inhabitant of South Sudan


heide

heide f (plural heides or heiden, diminutive heidetje n)

heides (plural)
heiden (plural)
heidetje (diminutive neuter)
hei (alternative)

Negerhollands: heide

From Middle Dutch heide, hede, from Old Dutch *heitha, *hētha, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþi, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī.


schanddaad

schanddaad f (plural schanddaden, diminutive schanddaadje n)

schanddaden (plural)
schanddaadje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: skanddaad

→ West Frisian: skandedied (calque)


Archont

(rare) alternative letter-case form of archont


nieuwkomer

nieuwkomer m (plural nieuwkomers, diminutive nieuwkomertje n)

nieuwkomers (plural)
nieuwkomertje (diminutive neuter)

From nieuw + komen + -er, calque of English newcomer.


computerprogramma

computerprogramma n (plural computerprogramma's, diminutive computerprogrammaatje n)

computerprogramma's (plural)
computerprogrammaatje (diminutive neuter)


metabolisme

→ Indonesian: mètabolismê

From French métabolisme, from Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”), from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).


Zwitser

nl-noun

Zwitser m (plural Zwitsers, diminutive Zwitsertje n)

Zwitsers (plural)
Zwitsertje (diminutive neuter)


sekservaring

sekservaring f (plural sekservaringen, diminutive sekservarinkje n)

sekservaringen (plural)
sekservarinkje (diminutive neuter)


crediteur

crediteur m (plural crediteuren or crediteurs, diminutive crediteurtje n)

crediteuren (plural)
crediteurs (plural)
crediteurtje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kreditur


hersenspoeling

hersenspoeling f (plural hersenspoelingen, diminutive hersenspoelinkje n)

hersenspoelingen (plural)
hersenspoelinkje (diminutive neuter)

From hersenen + spoeling, calque of English brain-washing, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦／洗脑 (xǐnǎo).

Ze zijn gehersenspoeld om in hersenspoeling te geloven.

They have been brainwashed into believing in brainwashing.


onverzettelijkheid

onverzettelijkheid f (plural onverzettelijkheden)


neukfeest

neukfeest n (plural neukfeesten, diminutive neukfeestje n)

neukfeesten (plural)
neukfeestje (diminutive neuter)


tatoeage

tatoeage f (plural tatoeages, diminutive tatoeagetje n)

tatoeages (plural)
tatoeagetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French tatouage. Equivalent to tatoeëren + -age.


enk

From Middle Dutch enc, ultimately from or related to Proto-Germanic *angraz (“meadow, lowland”).

der

a tract of open, often raised agricultural land near or surrounding a village or hamlet


maling

the direction towards which, or space in which, something is milled or ground


amarant

nl-noun

amarant m (plural amaranten, diminutive amarantje n)

amaranten (plural)
amarantje (diminutive neuter)

From Latin amarantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos).


champignonsoep

champignonsoep f (plural champignonsoepen, diminutive champignonsoepje n)

champignonsoepen (plural)
champignonsoepje (diminutive neuter)


goulashsoep

goulashsoep f (plural goulashsoepen, diminutive goulashsoepje n)

goulashsoepen (plural)
goulashsoepje (diminutive neuter)


kippensoep

kippensoep f (plural kippensoepen, diminutive kippensoepje n)

kippensoepen (plural)
kippensoepje (diminutive neuter)


ossenstaartsoep

ossenstaartsoep f (plural ossenstaartsoepen, diminutive ossenstaartsoepje n)

ossenstaartsoepen (plural)
ossenstaartsoepje (diminutive neuter)


rundvleessoep

rundvleessoep f (plural rundvleessoepen, diminutive rundvleessoepje n)

rundvleessoepen (plural)
rundvleessoepje (diminutive neuter)


tomatensoep

tomatensoep f (plural tomatensoepen, diminutive tomatensoepje n)

tomatensoepen (plural)
tomatensoepje (diminutive neuter)


uiensoep

uiensoep f (plural uiensoepen, diminutive uiensoepje n)

uiensoepen (plural)
uiensoepje (diminutive neuter)


vissoep

vissoep f (plural vissoepen, diminutive vissoepje n)

vissoepen (plural)
vissoepje (diminutive neuter)


nevelvlek

nevelvlek f (plural nevelvlekken, diminutive nevelvlekje n)

nevelvlekken (plural)
nevelvlekje (diminutive neuter)


opgraving

opgraving f (plural opgravingen, diminutive opgravinkje n)

opgravingen (plural)
opgravinkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch opgravinge. Equivalent to opgraven + -ing.

Daarom wordt nu deze unieke opgraving onder de waterspiegel gedaan.

That's why this unique excavation is now being conducted below sea level.


Sas

From Middle Dutch Sas, from Old Dutch sasso.


kindsoldaat

kindsoldaat m (plural kindsoldaten, diminutive kindsoldaatje n)

kindsoldaten (plural)
kindsoldaatje (diminutive neuter)


weeuw

weeuw f (plural weeuwen, diminutive weeuwtje n)

weeuwen (plural)
weeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

18??, J.J.L. ten Kate, “Oorlog”
Dat hij de banden scheurt door Scheppers hand geweven – / De weeuw van wanhoop, en den wees van wraak doet beven
That he tears the bonds woven by the Creator – the widow of despair, the orphan of revenge does tremble

(archaic, poetic) contraction of weduwe (“widow”)


stevel

stevel m (plural stevels, diminutive steveltje n)

stevels (plural)
steveltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: stewel

Petjo: stomstiebel (archaic)

From late Middle Dutch stēvele, from Old French estivel. Borrowing from Standard German Stiefel (as sometimes assumed) is unlikely for phonetic reasons, but it could well have passed through Low and Central German dialects (Middle High German stivel, Middle Low German stēvel).

(now dialectal, eastern Netherlands) boot


hil

hil m (plural hillen, diminutive hilletje n)

hillen (plural)
hilletje (diminutive neuter)
hul (alternative)

From Middle Dutch hil, hille, from Old Dutch *hul, hil, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hulliz (“stone, rock”), from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥Hnís (“top, hill, rock”).
Cognate to English hill, Middle Dutch hulle (“hill”), Low German hull (“hill”), Icelandic hóll (“hill”). Related to holm.


tajer

Borrowed from Portuguese tajá. Cognate of Sranan Tongo taya.

Ik gaf ordres dezelve met alle spoed te volgen, dat met alle moogelyke schielykheid geëxecuteerd wierd, en ons om half drie uuren bragt in een Kostgrond, groot circa 10 akkers, beplant met Casaven, Bannane, Tayers, Pindas, Okkerom, en Tabak (...).

1796, [Charles Brouwn], “Historie der oorlogen met de Marrons of Surinaamsche boschnegers. [History of the wars with the Maroons or Surinamese bush negroes]”, in Surinaamsche Staatkundige Almanach voor den Jaare 1796, Paramaribo: W.P. Wilkens, page 108:

I gave orders to follow them at full speed, which were executed with all possibly hastiness, and, at half past two, we got to a plot of land cleared for subsistence agriculture, measuring about 10 distinct fields, planted with cassava, banana, cocoyam, peanut, okra, and tobacco (...).

arrowleaf elephant ear
arrowleaf elephant ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Xanthosoma sagittifolium#Translingual

(chiefly Suriname) new cocoyam, arrowleaf elephant ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta#Translingual

(chiefly Suriname) old cocoyam, taro, Colocasia esculenta


Wit-Rus

nl-noun

Wit-Rus m (plural Wit-Russen, diminutive Wit-Rusje n, feminine Wit-Russische)

Wit-Russen (plural)
Wit-Rusje (diminutive neuter)
Wit-Russische (feminine)


pastinaak

pastinaak f (plural pastinaken, diminutive pastinaakje n)

pastinaken (plural)
pastinaakje (diminutive neuter)
pastinak (alternative archaic)

From Middle Dutch pastenake, from Latin pastināca (“root, carrot”).

Pastinaca sativa
Pastinaca sativa#Translingual


kinderpornografie

(now formal, chiefly law) child pornography


schoft

schoft m (plural schoften, diminutive schoftje n or (Netherlands, informal) schoffie n)

schoften (plural)
schoftje (diminutive neuter)
schoffie (Netherlands diminutive informal neuter)

The sense of "withers" is ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skuft, from Proto-Germanic *skuftą.
The sense of "mean guy" is borrowed from Low German schofft, schufft (“robber knight”), for which see schavuit (“rogue, rascal, crook”).

(derogatory) bastard, trash, a person with no moral


miskenning

From miskennen (“fail to acknowledge”) + -ing.


pestkop

nl-noun

pestkop m (plural pestkoppen, diminutive pestkopje n)

pestkoppen (plural)
pestkopje (diminutive neuter)

a bully, who maliciously, systematically bullies or pesters others


trens

trens m or f (plural trenzen, diminutive trensje n)

trenzen (plural)
trensje (diminutive neuter)

(Suriname) ditch, trench, drainage or irrigation canal