dwergarend

dwergarend m (plural dwergarenden, diminutive dwergarendje n)

dwergarenden (plural)
dwergarendje (diminutive neuter)

Hieraaetus pennatus
Hieraaetus pennatus#Translingual


Amerikaanse zeearend

nl-noun

Amerikaanse zeearend m (plural Amerikaanse zeearenden)

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual


Amerikaanse zeearenden

Amerikaanse zeearend
Amerikaanse zeearend#Dutch


hanengevecht

hanengevecht n (plural hanengevechten, diminutive hanengevechtje n)

hanengevechten (plural)
hanengevechtje (diminutive neuter)


diversiteit

From Middle Dutch diversiteit, from Middle French diversité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin diversitās.


onderzoeksstation

onderzoeksstation n (plural onderzoeksstations)


onderzoeksstations

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spoortunnel

spoortunnel m (plural spoortunnels, diminutive spoortunneltje n)

spoortunnels (plural)
spoortunneltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of spoor (“railway track”) + tunnel (“tunnel”).


spoortunneltje

nl-noun-dim

spoortunneltje n (plural spoortunneltjes)


handvuurwapen

From hand + vuurwapen, calque of German Handfeuerwaffe.


spikkel

nl-noun

spikkel m (plural spikkels, diminutive spikkeltje n)

spikkels (plural)
spikkeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: spikkel

→ Papiamentu: spikkel (dated)


weerpluim

[ˈβ̞ɪːr.plœːm]

(neologism) a graph showing multi-day or multi-week weather forecasts with error margins,


weer om geen hond door te sturen

weer om geen hond door te sturen n (uncountable)

A loose calque of French temps à ne pas mettre un chien dehors. Literally, “weather through which not to send any dog”.

lit

weer om geen hond door te jagen (alternative)


vriesweer

nl-noun

vriesweer n (uncountable, diminutive vriesweertje n)

vriesweertje (diminutive neuter)
vriesweder (alternative archaic)

Compound of vriezen (“to freeze”) + weer (“weather”).


voorhuis

nl-noun

voorhuis n (plural voorhuizen, diminutive voorhuisje n)

voorhuizen (plural)
voorhuisje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: foroisi

→ Caribbean Hindustani: foroisi

From Middle Dutch vorehuus. Equivalent to voor + huis.

the frontmost room in a house on the ground floor


appelbloesem

appelbloesem m or n (plural appelbloesems, diminutive appelbloesempje n)

appelbloesems (plural)
appelbloesempje (diminutive neuter)
appelbloeisem (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Dutch appelbloeseme. Equivalent to appel + bloesem.


wereldvoorraad

wereldvoorraad m (plural wereldvoorraden)


wereldvoorraden

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zoetwatermeer

zoetwatermeer n (plural zoetwatermeren, diminutive zoetwatermeertje n)

zoetwatermeren (plural)
zoetwatermeertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zoet water (“fresh water”) + meer (“lake”).


zoetwatermeertje

nl-noun-dim

zoetwatermeertje n (plural zoetwatermeertjes)


gewone zeehond

nl-noun

gewone zeehond m (plural gewone zeehonden, diminutive gewoon zeehondje n)

gewone zeehonden (plural)
gewoon zeehondje (diminutive neuter)

/ɣəˌʋoː.nə ˈzeː.ɦɔnt/

Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina#Translingual

common seal, harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)


bladwesp

bladwesp f (plural bladwespen, diminutive bladwespje n)

bladwespen (plural)
bladwespje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of blad (“leaf”) + wesp (“wasp”).

sawfly, hymenopteran of the suborder Symphyta


zaagwesp

zaagwesp f (plural zaagwespen, diminutive zaagwespje n)

zaagwespen (plural)
zaagwespje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zaag (“saw”) + wesp (“wasp”).


tapuit

tapuit m (plural tapuiten, diminutive tapuitje n)

tapuiten (plural)
tapuitje (diminutive neuter)

Oenanthe oenanthe
Oenanthe oenanthe#Translingual

chat, wheatear, used of certain songbirds of the subfamily Saxicolinae, especially of the genera Oenanthe, Saxicola, Myrmecocichla, Thamnolaea, Namibornis and Campicoloides; relatively few birds in other genera are called tapuit


onderzoeksmethode

onderzoeksmethode f (plural onderzoeksmethoden or onderzoeksmethodes)

onderzoeksmethoden (plural)
onderzoeksmethodes (plural)


rasptong

rasptong f (plural rasptongen, diminutive rasptongetje n)

rasptongen (plural)
rasptongetje (diminutive neuter)


tongen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


donderpad

nl-noun

donderpad f (plural donderpadden, diminutive donderpadje n)

donderpadden (plural)
donderpadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of donder (“thunder”) + pad (“toad”).


zeedonderpad

zeedonderpad f (plural zeedonderpadden, diminutive zeedonderpadje n)

zeedonderpadden (plural)
zeedonderpadje (diminutive neuter)

Myoxocephalus scorpius
Myoxocephalus scorpius#Translingual

shorthorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius


rivierdonderpad

rivierdonderpad f (plural rivierdonderpadden, diminutive rivierdonderpadje n)

rivierdonderpadden (plural)
rivierdonderpadje (diminutive neuter)


rivierdonderpadje

nl-noun-dim

rivierdonderpadje n (plural rivierdonderpadjes)


waardgelder

(historical, chiefly in the plural) mercenary


stadsgezicht

nl-noun

stadsgezicht n (plural stadsgezichten, diminutive stadsgezichtje n)

stadsgezichten (plural)
stadsgezichtje (diminutive neuter)


belfort

belfort n (plural belforten, diminutive belfortje n)

belforten (plural)
belfortje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch belfroet, from Old French beffroi, from Frankish [Term?].

belfry (belltower not belonging to a church)


collatierecht

collatierecht n (plural collatierechten)

(historical, Christianity) right of patronage, advowson (right of a nobleman or patron to choose or influence the choice of a parish cleric)


collatie

From Middle Dutch collacie, from Old French collation, from Latin collātiō.

collation (examination of documents; written result of such a comparison)

(Christianity) the act or procedure of installing a cleric in a parish or congregation

(Roman Catholicism) collation (monastic gathering involving a meal and a reading)


dadelwijn

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date wine (alcoholic beverage made from dates)


grafkamer

grafkamer f (plural grafkamers, diminutive grafkamertje n)

grafkamers (plural)
grafkamertje (diminutive neuter)

burial chamber (room in a tomb where remains are placed)


blankvoorn

blankvoorn m (plural blankvoorns, diminutive blankvoorntje n)

blankvoorns (plural)
blankvoorntje (diminutive neuter)
blankvoren (alternative)

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


gewone voorn

gewone voorns (plural)
gewone voren (alternative)

(dated, uncommon) synonym of blankvoorn (“common roach (Rutilus rutilus)”)


voorn

voorn m (plural voorns, diminutive voorntje n)

voorns (plural)
voorntje (diminutive neuter)
voren (alternative)

From Middle Dutch voorne, from Old Dutch *forno. Related to terms for trout in several Germanic languages.

a roach; a vernacular term used of a grouping of fish in the family Cyprinidae due to superficial resemblances; in particular used of (former) members of the genus Leuciscus


elzenvoorn

(uncommon, dialectal) synonym of riviergrondel (“gudgeon”) (Gobio gobio gobio)


elrits

elrits f (plural elritsen, diminutive elritsje n)

elritsen (plural)
elritsje (diminutive neuter)

Phoxinus phoxinus
Phoxinus phoxinus#Translingual


ellerling

/ˈɛ.lərˌlɪŋ/

synonym of elrits (“common minnow”) (Phoxinus phoxinus)


grondel

grondel m or f (plural grondels, diminutive grondeltje n)

grondels (plural)
grondeltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch grondel. Equivalent to grond (“ground, bottom”) + -el, because fish of this species usually stay on the bottom of the water they live in.


beflijster

beflijster f (plural beflijsters, diminutive beflijstertje n)

beflijsters (plural)
beflijstertje (diminutive neuter)

Turdus torquatus
Turdus torquatus#Translingual


hopman

hopman m (plural hopmannen or hoplieden or hoplui, diminutive hopmannetje n)

hopmannen (plural)
hoplieden (plural)
hoplui (plural)
hopmannetje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, historical) a military captain, belonging to a city guard, militia or army


dagvlinder

dagvlinder m (plural dagvlinders, diminutive dagvlindertje n)

dagvlinders (plural)
dagvlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dag (“day”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).


asteroïde

asteroïde f (plural asteroïden or asteroïdes)

Borrowed from French astéroïde, from English asteroid. First attested in 1827.


blauwe haai

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darmjicht

(obsolete) an intestinal disease in horses, apparently equivalent or similar to horse colic


celmaat

celmaat m (plural celmaten, diminutive celmaatje n)

celmaten (plural)
celmaatje (diminutive neuter)


caricatuur

caricatuur f (plural caricaturen, diminutive caricatuurtje n)

caricaturen (plural)
caricatuurtje (diminutive neuter)

(dated) superseded spelling of karikatuur


lakmoesproef

lakmoesproef f (plural lakmoesproeven, diminutive lakmoesproefje n)

lakmoesproeven (plural)
lakmoesproefje (diminutive neuter)


superster

superster m or f (plural supersterren, diminutive supersterretje n)

supersterren (plural)
supersterretje (diminutive neuter)


deepfake

deepfake m (plural deepfakes, diminutive deepfakeje n)

deepfakes (plural)
deepfakeje (diminutive neuter)

Unadapted borrowing from English deepfake.


hartfalen

→ Indonesian: gagal jantung (calque)

(medicine) heart failure ((chronic) inability of the heart to circulate a sufficient amount of blood)


buikdanser

nl-noun

buikdanser m (plural buikdansers, feminine buikdanseres)

buikdansers (plural)
buikdanseres (feminine)


buikdanseres

buikdanseres f (plural buikdanseressen, diminutive buikdanseresje n, masculine buikdanser)

buikdanseressen (plural)
buikdanseresje (diminutive neuter)
buikdanser (masculine)

Probably formed directly from buikdansen + -eres, otherwise from buikdanser + -es.


universiteitsstad

universiteitsstad f (plural universiteitssteden, diminutive universiteitsstadje n)

universiteitssteden (plural)
universiteitsstadje (diminutive neuter)


universiteitsstadje

nl-noun-dim

universiteitsstadje n (plural universiteitsstadjes)


zadelsprinkhaan

nl-noun

zadelsprinkhaan m (plural zadelsprinkhanen)

Compound of zadel (“saddle”) + sprinkhaan (“grasshopper”).

com+

saddle-backed bush cricket
saddle-backed bush cricket

Ephippiger ephippiger
Wikispecies:Ephippiger ephippiger

saddle-backed bush cricket (Ephippiger ephippiger)


gewone mossel

nl-noun

gewone mossel f (plural gewone mosselen or gewone mossels)

gewone mosselen (plural)
gewone mossels (plural)

/ɣəˌʋoː.nə ˈmɔ.səl/

Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis#Translingual

blue mussel, common mussel (Mytilus edulis)


strandkrab

strandkrab f (plural strandkrabben, diminutive strandkrabbetje n)

strandkrabben (plural)
strandkrabbetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of strand (“beach, strand”) + krab (“crab”).

compound

Carcinus maenas
Carcinus maenas#Translingual

shore crab, green crab (Carcinus maenas)


strandkrabbetje

nl-noun-dim

strandkrabbetje n (plural strandkrabbetjes)


heidendom

Afrikaans: heidendom

Negerhollands: heidendom

From Middle Dutch heidijndoem. Equivalent to heiden + -dom.

paganism, heathendom (polytheistic religious tradition)

heathendom, heathenry, heresy (any faith, view or community proscribed by a given religion)


ouderenzorg

Het verzorgingshuis biedt uitstekende ouderenzorg voor de bewoners.

The nursing home provides excellent eldercare for the residents.


leerstoornis

Compound of leren (“to learn”) + stoornis (“disorder, disability”).


steekwagen

nl-noun

steekwagen m (plural steekwagens, diminutive steekwagentje n)

steekwagens (plural)
steekwagentje (diminutive neuter)


kickbokser

kickbokser m (plural kickboksers, diminutive kickboksertje n)

kickboksers (plural)
kickboksertje (diminutive neuter)
kickboxer (alternative colloquial)

Borrowed from English kickboxer. Equivalent to kickboksen + -er.

a kickboxer, a practitioner of kickboxing


vulpotlood

vulpotlood n (plural vulpotloden, diminutive vulpotloodje n)

vulpotloden (plural)
vulpotloodje (diminutive neuter)


literatuuronderzoek

literatuuronderzoek n (plural literatuuronderzoeken, diminutive literatuuronderzoekje n)

literatuuronderzoeken (plural)
literatuuronderzoekje (diminutive neuter)


inspectie

→ Caribbean Javanese: sepèksi

→ Indonesian: inspeksi

Borrowed from Middle French inspection, from Latin inspectiō.


satellietschotel

satellietschotel f (plural satellietschotels, diminutive satellietschoteltje n)

satellietschotels (plural)
satellietschoteltje (diminutive neuter)


schotelantenne

schotelantenne f (plural schotelantennes)


steekkar

steekkar f (plural steekkarren, diminutive steekkarretje n)

steekkarren (plural)
steekkarretje (diminutive neuter)


steekkarretjes

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straatmuzikant

straatmuzikant m (plural straatmuzikanten, diminutive straatmuzikantje n)

straatmuzikanten (plural)
straatmuzikantje (diminutive neuter)


straatmuzikantje

nl-noun-dim

straatmuzikantje n (plural straatmuzikantjes)


kleurpotlood

nl-noun

kleurpotlood n (plural kleurpotloden, diminutive kleurpotloodje n)

kleurpotloden (plural)
kleurpotloodje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: pensil warna (calque)

Compound of kleur (“colour”) + potlood (“pencil”).


kleurpotloodje

nl-noun-dim

kleurpotloodje n (plural kleurpotloodjes)


grafiet

→ Indonesian: grafit


grafieten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


timmermanspotlood

nl-noun

timmermanspotlood n (plural timmermanspotloden)


catecheet

Negerhollands: catecheet

Borrowed from German Katechet, from Middle French catéchète, from Latin catechista. First attested in the 18th century.


etensbak

etensbak m (plural etensbakken, diminutive etensbakje n)

etensbakken (plural)
etensbakje (diminutive neuter)


keukentrap

keukentrap m or f (plural keukentrappen, diminutive keukentrapje n)

keukentrappen (plural)
keukentrapje (diminutive neuter)


huishoudtrap

huishoudtrap m or f (plural huishoudtrappen, diminutive huishoudtrapje n)

huishoudtrappen (plural)
huishoudtrapje (diminutive neuter)


huishoudtrappen

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huishoudtrapje

nl-noun-dim

huishoudtrapje n (plural huishoudtrapjes)

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reinigingsmiddel

nl-noun

reinigingsmiddel n (plural reinigingsmiddelen, diminutive reinigingsmiddeltje n)

reinigingsmiddelen (plural)
reinigingsmiddeltje (diminutive neuter)


reinigingsmiddeltje

nl-noun-dim

reinigingsmiddeltje n (plural reinigingsmiddeltjes)


reiniging

/ˈrɛi̯.nə.ɣɪŋ/

/ˈrɛi̯.nɪ.ɣɪŋ/

cleaning (the act or process of cleaning or being cleaned)


daggelder

Petjo: daggelder


neushoornvogel

nl-noun

neushoornvogel m (plural neushoornvogels, diminutive neushoornvogeltje n)

neushoornvogels (plural)
neushoornvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of neushoorn (“rhinoceros”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

hornbill, bird of the family Bucerotidae


boomklever

nl-noun

boomklever m (plural boomklevers, diminutive boomklevertje n)

boomklevers (plural)
boomklevertje (diminutive neuter)

Sitta europaea
Sitta europaea#Translingual

Eurasian nuthatch, wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

(more broadly) nuthatch, any passerine bird of the family Sittidae


tijgerspin

Argiope bruennichi
Wikispecies:Argiope bruennichi

synonym of wespspin (“wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)”)


wespspin

wespspinnen (plural)
wespenspin (alternative)

Compound of wesp (“wasp”) + spin (“spider”), referring to its yellow-striped body.


luchtwaardin

From lucht + waardin, calque of English air hostess.

(Belgium, uncommon, dated) female flight attendant


invasie

nl-noun

invasie f (plural invasies, diminutive invasietje n)

invasies (plural)
invasietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: invasie

→ Indonesian: invasi

→ West Frisian: ynvaazje

Borrowed from Middle French invasion, from Latin invāsiō.

an act of invasion or trespassing on property


bewijsmateriaal

bewijsmateriaal n (plural bewijsmaterialen)

→ Afrikaans: bewysmateriaal

→ West Frisian: bewiismateriaal

Compound of bewijs + materiaal. First attested in the 1870s.

(chiefly collective) (piece of) evidence

De thans meer zelfstandig geworden gezworenen vervullen voortaan in het proces deze functie, dat zij het product van het, door hen als 't ware, verwerkte bewijsmateriaal aan den rechter overleveren, maar (en wij komen daarop nader terug) de rechter oefent door zijn leiding, op hun beslissing, althans voor zoover daarbij rechtsvragen ter sprake komen, een grooten, ja overwegenden invloed uit, en kan zelfs onder zekere voorwaarden hun verdict buiten werking laten.

1874 April, D.J. Mom Visch, “Gezworenen en schepenen”, in De Gids, volume 38, page 22 & 23:

(law, archaeology, chiefly collective) (piece of) material evidence


creditcard

Creditcards zijn veel duurder in het gebruik dan debetkaarten.

Creditcards are much more expensive in their use than debit cards.


pispot

pispot m (plural pispotten, diminutive pispotje n)

pispotten (plural)
pispotje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pispot

→ Indonesian: pispot

From Middle Dutch pispot. Equivalent to pis or pissen + pot.

Als een potvis in een pispot pist, heb je een pispot vol met potvispis.

If a sperm whale pisses into a pisspot, you get a pisspot full of sperm whale piss.


makkie

From clipped makkelijk + -ie.
Originally Amsterdam slang. Attested since 1903.

(chiefly Netherlands, informal) breeze, cakewalk, cinch, doddle, piece of cake, walk in the park (something that is easy to do or easy to complete)


auditie

auditie f (plural audities, diminutive auditietje n)

audities (plural)
auditietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: audisi

Borrowed from French audition, from Latin audītiō.


jongedame

jongedame f (plural jongedames, diminutive jongedametje n)

jongedames (plural)
jongedametje (diminutive neuter)


korporaal

korporaal m (plural korporaals, diminutive korporaaltje n)

korporaals (plural)
korporaaltje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kopral

→ Papiamentu: corprá

Borrowed from Middle French corporal, from Italian caporale.

a corporal, low (para)military rank, below sergeant


schut

schut n (plural schutten, diminutive schutje n)

schutten (plural)
schutje (diminutive neuter)

a light movable partition or wall, such as a folding screen


harlekijn

harlekijn m (plural harlekijns or harlekijnen, diminutive harlekijntje n)

harlekijns (plural)
harlekijnen (plural)
harlekijntje (diminutive neuter)


sodemieter

sodemieters (plural)
sodomieter (alternative)

Arie geeft daar geen sodemieter om.

(as part of a denial) damn, bugger (often in denials with verb indicating concern, interest or care)


scheepsbouwer

Compound of scheep (“ship”) + -s- (interfix) + bouwer (“builder, constructor”).


tijgerpython

Compound of tijger (“tiger”) + python (“python”).

Python molurus
Python molurus#Translingual


sluiper

nl-noun

sluiper m (plural sluipers, diminutive sluipertje n)

sluipers (plural)
sluipertje (diminutive neuter)


hemdrok

hemdrok m (plural hemdrokken, diminutive hemdrokje n)

hemdrokken (plural)
hemdrokje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: häämtrok, hamptruck

(historical) a type of long shirt covering the entire torso down to the thighs


geilbek

(Netherlands, vulgar) lecher, horny person


geilbekken

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


brillendoos

nl-noun

brillendoos f (plural brillendozen, diminutive brillendoosje n)

brillendozen (plural)
brillendoosje (diminutive neuter)
brilledoos (alternative)


brillenhuis

brillenhuis n (plural brillenhuizen, diminutive brillenhuisje n)

brillenhuizen (plural)
brillenhuisje (diminutive neuter)
brillehuis (alternative)
brilhuis (alternative obsolete)


brilledoos

brilledoos f (plural brilledozen, diminutive brilledoosje n)

brilledozen (plural)
brilledoosje (diminutive neuter)


brigadist

From brigade + -ist. Probably borrowed, compare Spanish brigadista.

(historical) a member of the International Brigades


repeteergeweer

repeteergeweer n (plural repeteergeweren)

From repeteren + geweer, calque of English repeating rifle.


prijsschip

a ship that has been appropriated as loot


doodsverachting

contempt of death (lack of regard for one's own survival, usually due to bravery)


kroniekschrijver

kroniekschrijver m (plural kroniekschrijvers)


kroniekschrijvers

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slufter

slufters (plural)
slofter (alternative uncommon)
slochter (alternative)

First mentioned by Kiliaen. A variant of slochter (“channel”), of uncertain origin, but possibly related to Proto-West Germanic *slaut (“trench, ditch”).

der

tidal dune inlet (coastal valley located behind (former) dunes where sea water can enter at exceptionally high tides)


klokjesgentiaan

nl-noun

klokjesgentiaan f (plural klokjesgentianen, diminutive klokjesgentiaantje n)

klokjesgentianen (plural)
klokjesgentiaantje (diminutive neuter)


gentiaan

gentiaan f (plural gentianen, diminutive gentiaantje n)

gentianen (plural)
gentiaantje (diminutive neuter)

a gentian, any plant of the family Gentianaceae, in particular used of plants from certain genera such as Gentiana


nachtzwaluw

Compound of nacht (“night”) + zwaluw (“swallow”).

Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus europaeus#Translingual

a Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

(less specifically) a nightjar, any bird of the family Caprimulgidae


geitenmelker

Compound of geit (“goat”) + -en- + melken (“to milk”) + -er, a calque of Latin caprimulgus meaning the same, which in turn represents a partial calque of Ancient Greek αἰγοθήλας (aigothḗlas). So named due to the ancient belief that nightjars stole milk from goats, a claim made in Historia animalium by Aristotle in the fourth century BC, repeated by Naturalis Historia by Pliny the Elder in the first century AD and subsequently followed by some medieval authors. In the Low Countries, the claim was notably repeated by Jacob van Maerlant, who in his thirteenth-century Der naturen bloeme refers to Pliny as a source for this claim (and naming the bird agotile, presumably after the Greek).

af

synonym of nachtzwaluw (“Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)”)


sprinkhanenplaag

nl-noun

sprinkhanenplaag f (plural sprinkhanenplagen)


voorlaadgeweer

voorlaadgeweer n (plural voorlaadgeweren)


achterlaadgeweer

achterlaadgeweer n (plural achterlaadgeweren)


oorlogsbodem

oorlogsbodem m (plural oorlogsbodems, diminutive oorlogsbodempje n)

oorlogsbodems (plural)
oorlogsbodempje (diminutive neuter)

De marine beschikt over verschillende oorlogsbodems om de nationale veiligheid te waarborgen.

The navy has several warships to ensure national security.

De moderne oorlogsbodem is uitgerust met geavanceerde technologieën en wapensystemen.

The modern warship is equipped with advanced technologies and weapon systems.

Het oorlogsbodempje is niet meer dan een klein patrouilleschip.

The warship is nothing more than a small patrol vessel.


zaadbal

zaadbal m (plural zaadballen, diminutive zaadballetje n)

zaadballen (plural)
zaadballetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zaad (“semen, seed”) + bal (“bal”).


griepvirus

griepvirus n (plural griepvirussen, diminutive griepvirusje n)

griepvirussen (plural)
griepvirusje (diminutive neuter)


hondenstront

(informal, chiefly in the singular) dog shit


strontvlieg

strontvlieg f (plural strontvliegen, diminutive strontvliegje n)

strontvliegen (plural)
strontvliegje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stront (“dung, crap”) + vlieg (“fly”).


stront aan de knikker

Er is stront aan de knikker.

The shit has hit the fan. / We're in the shit.

a problem, trouble; used to indicate that something is wrong.


wittebrood

wittebrood n (plural wittebroden, diminutive wittebroodje n)

wittebroden (plural)
wittebroodje (diminutive neuter)
witbrood (alternative)


witbrood

witbrood n (plural witbroden, diminutive witbroodje n)

witbroden (plural)
witbroodje (diminutive neuter)


tarwebrood

tarwebrood n (plural tarwebroden, diminutive tarwebroodje n)

tarwebroden (plural)
tarwebroodje (diminutive neuter)

wheat bread (bread made from wheat flour)


reuzenkangoeroe

reuzenkangoeroe m (plural reuzenkangoeroes)

certain large kangaroos of the genus Macropus; red kangaroo or any gray kangaroo


luchtkartering

luchtkartering f (plural luchtkarteringen)

(countable, uncountable) airborne mapping, aerial mapping


grijze zeehond

grijze zeehond m (plural grijze zeehonden, diminutive grijs zeehondje n)

grijze zeehonden (plural)
grijs zeehondje (diminutive neuter)

/ˌɣrɛi̯zə ˈzeːɦɔnt/

Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus#Translingual


kegelrob

kegelrob m (plural kegelrobben, diminutive kegelrobbetje n)

kegelrobben (plural)
kegelrobbetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from German Kegelrobbe. By surface analysis, kegel (“cone”) + rob (“seal”).


steunkous

nl-noun

steunkous f (plural steunkousen, diminutive steunkousje n)

steunkousen (plural)
steunkousje (diminutive neuter)

compression stocking
compression stocking


sperwergrasmus

sperwergrasmus f (plural sperwergrasmussen)

Compound of sperwer (“sparrowhawk”) + grasmus (“common whitethroat”).

compound

Sylvia nisoria
Sylvia nisoria#Translingual

barred warbler (Curruca nisoria syn. Sylvia nisoria)


grasmus

nl-noun

grasmus f (plural grasmussen, diminutive grasmusje n)

grasmussen (plural)
grasmusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of gras (“grass”) + mus (“sparrow”).

Sylvia communis
Sylvia communis#Translingual


heggenmus

heggenmus f (plural heggenmussen, diminutive heggenmusje n)

heggenmussen (plural)
heggenmusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of heg (“hedge”) + -en- + mus (“sparrow”).

com+

Prunella modularis
Prunella modularis#Translingual

dunnock, hedge sparrow (Prunella modularis)


ringmus

nl-noun

ringmus f (plural ringmussen, diminutive ringmusje n)

ringmussen (plural)
ringmusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ring (“ring”) + mus (“sparrow”). Named for the ring around its neck.

com+

Passer montanus
Passer montanus#Translingual

tree sparrow, German sparrow (Passer montanus)


meeldraad

nl-noun

meeldraad m (plural meeldraden, diminutive meeldraadje n)

meeldraden (plural)
meeldraadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of meel (“pollen; flour, meal”) + draad (“wire, thread”).


prikkeldraad

nl-noun

prikkeldraad m (plural prikkeldraden, diminutive prikkeldraadje n)

prikkeldraden (plural)
prikkeldraadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of prikkel (“barb, point”) + draad (“wire”).

compound

(chiefly uncountable, also countable) barbed wire

(uncountable) a Chinese burn, an Indian sunburn (a pain stimulus created by twisting the skin of the arm in two different directions)


grijpstaart

nl-noun

grijpstaart m (plural grijpstaarten, diminutive grijpstaartje n)

grijpstaarten (plural)
grijpstaartje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of grijpen (“to grab, to grip”) + staart (“tail”).


snuffelhond

nl-noun

snuffelhond m (plural snuffelhonden, diminutive snuffelhondje n)

snuffelhonden (plural)
snuffelhondje (diminutive neuter)


buikwind

Compound of buik (“belly, stomach”) + wind (“wind, fart”).


ruften

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


blauwvleugelsprinkhaan

nl-noun

blauwvleugelsprinkhaan m (plural blauwvleugelsprinkhanen)

Compound of blauw + vleugel + sprinkhaan.

blue-winged grasshopper
blue-winged grasshopper

blue-winged grasshopper, Oedipoda caerulescens


viskweek

fish farming (the raising of fish for commercial ends)


kerfdier

kerfdier n (plural kerfdieren, diminutive kerfdiertje n)

kerfdieren (plural)
kerfdiertje (diminutive neuter)

Loan translation of German Kerbtier (“insect”), a loan translation of Latin insectum. Equivalent to kerven (“to cut, carve”) + dier (“animal, creature”). First suggested by Joännes Lublink de jonge in 1787.


eslook

nl-noun

eslook m or n (uncountable, diminutive eslookje n)

From Middle Dutch *aschlook, from Old Dutch *asklōk, Proto-West Germanic *askalauk (“shallot”).

inh

Allium cepa var. aggregatum#Translingual

synonym of sjalot (“shallot (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)”)


voorlid

nl-noun

voorlid n (plural voorleden, diminutive voorledeken n)

voorleden (plural)
voorledeken (diminutive neuter)

(obsolete, grammar) article, particularly in the Southern diminutive form voorledeken


steenfruit

Compound of steen (“stone”) + fruit (“fruit”).


buidelmarter

From buidel (“pouch”) + marter (“marten”), calque of German Beutelmarder.

quoll, native cat, any marsupial of the genus Dasyurus


autobioscoop

(rare) drive-through cinema, drive-in cinema


graafwerktuig

graafwerktuig n (plural graafwerktuigen)


gewone dopheide

/ɣəˌʋoː.nə ˈdɔp.ɦɛi̯.də/


gewone dophei

/ɣəˌʋoː.nə ˈdɔp.ɦɛi̯/


bekerplant

bekerplant f (plural bekerplanten, diminutive bekerplantje n)

bekerplanten (plural)
bekerplantje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of beker + plant. Possibly a calque. First attested in the mid nineteenth century.

pitcher plant, carnivorous plant that captures prey in a bell or pitcher; most belonging to the genus Nepenthes, others to unrelated families


gagel

From Middle Dutch gagel, from Old Dutch *gagal, from Proto-Germanic *gagulaz.

gale (any plant of the family Myricaceae)

(particularly) synonym of wilde gagel (“sweet gale”)


rode dopheide

Erica cinerea
Erica cinerea#Translingual

bell heather, heather-bell (Erica cinerea)


grauwe dopheide

/ˌɣrɑu̯ə ˈdɔp.ɦɛi̯.də/


doosvrucht

doosvrucht f (plural doosvruchten, diminutive doosvruchtje n)

doosvruchten (plural)
doosvruchtje (diminutive neuter)


guichelheil

guichelheilen (plural)
guychelheyl (alternative)

/ˈɣœy̯.xəlˌɦɛi̯l/

Compound of guichel (“madness, craziness”) + heil (“cure, salvation”). Compare German Gauchheil.

compound

a pimpernel, any plant of the genus Anagallis, also referring to a few plants now placed in the genus Lysimachia by some


grasland

nl-noun

grasland n (plural graslanden, diminutive graslandje n)

graslanden (plural)
graslandje (diminutive neuter)

grassland; may also refer to a pasture or lawn


rooksignaal

rooksignaal m (plural rooksignalen, diminutive rooksignaaltje n)

rooksignalen (plural)
rooksignaaltje (diminutive neuter)

From rook (“smoke”) + signaal (“signal”).


reaguursel

reaguursel n (plural reaguursels, diminutive reaguurseltje n)

reaguursels (plural)
reaguurseltje (diminutive neuter)

From reaguren + -sel, modelled on reaguurder.

(Internet slang, Netherlands) a hateful reaction in a comment section


lijnbus

lijnbus m (plural lijnbussen, diminutive lijnbusje n)

lijnbussen (plural)
lijnbusje (diminutive neuter)

public transport bus, which follows a fixed route


waterwerper

waterwerper m (plural waterwerpers, diminutive waterwerpertje n)

waterwerpers (plural)
waterwerpertje (diminutive neuter)

Calque of German Wasserwerfer. Analysable as water (“water”) + werper (“thrower”).

water cannon (non-lethal weapon used for riot control, vehicle armed with this weapon)


onvermogen

onvermogen n (plural onvermogens, diminutive onvermogentje n)

onvermogens (plural)
onvermogentje (diminutive neuter)


kentering

(obsolete) the act of turning a landed whale on its side to butcher it


buidelmiereneter

buidelmiereneter m (plural buidelmiereneters)

Audio

Compound of buidel (“pouch”) + miereneter (“anteater”).

com+

Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecobius fasciatus#Translingual

numbat, marsupial anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus)


buidelmiereneters

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buidelhaas

Compound of buidel (“pouch”) + haas (“hare”).

long-nosed bandicoot, any marsupial of the genus Perameles

hare-wallaby, any marsupial of the genus Lagorchestes


pitrus

pitrussen (plural)
pitrusch (alternative obsolete)

Juncus effusus
Juncus effusus#Translingual


circusdier

nl-noun

circusdier n (plural circusdieren, diminutive circusdiertje n)

circusdieren (plural)
circusdiertje (diminutive neuter)


eethuis

eethuis n (plural eethuizen, diminutive eethuisje n)

eethuizen (plural)
eethuisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: eethuis

From Middle Dutch eethuus. Equivalent to eten + huis.


appetijt

appetijt m (plural appetijten, diminutive appetijtje n)

appetijten (plural)
appetijtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aptyt

→ Sranan Tongo: apteiti

From Middle Dutch appetijt, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus.


eeuwjaar

Compound of eeuw (“century”) + jaar (“year”).

the last year of a century, a year that is a multiple of hundred


tsarendynastie

tsarendynastie f (plural tsarendynastieën)


werkgebied

werkgebied n (plural werkgebieden, diminutive werkgebiedje n)

werkgebieden (plural)
werkgebiedje (diminutive neuter)


vorstenhuis

vorstenhuis n (plural vorstenhuizen, diminutive vorstenhuisje n)

vorstenhuizen (plural)
vorstenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vorstehuis

→ West Frisian: foarstenhûs

Compound of vorst + -en- + huis. Attested as early as the seventeenth century.

dynasty, royal (or imperial, noble, etc.) house


keizerdynastie

keizerdynastie f (plural keizerdynastieën)

keizerdynastieën (plural)
keizersdynastie (alternative)


keizersdynastie

keizersdynastie f (plural keizersdynastieën)


tsarin

tsarin f (plural tsarinnen, masculine tsaar)

tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar)


ivoorsnavelspecht

ivoorsnavelspecht m (plural ivoorsnavelspechten)

Compound of ivoor (“ivory”) + snavel (“beak, bill”) + specht (“woodpecker”), probably a calque of English ivory-billed woodpecker.

calque

ivory-billed woodpecker
ivory-billed woodpecker

ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)


grote ivoorsnavelspecht

nl-noun

grote ivoorsnavelspecht m (plural grote ivoorsnavelspechten)

Literally, “great ivory-billed woodpecker”.


vloedlijn

nl-noun

vloedlijn f (plural vloedlijnen, diminutive vloedlijntje n)

vloedlijnen (plural)
vloedlijntje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vloed + lijn. First attested around 1840.

high-water line, flood-line, the water level or line formed by water during high tide; sometimes also denoting the high-water marks created by high tide


ijstaria

Blend of ijs + cafetaria or from ijs + -taria.


snotolf

snotolven (plural)
snottolf (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Dutch snottolf, from Old Dutch [Term?]. Equivalent to a compound of snot (“snot”) + an uncertain second element, possibly wolf (“wolf”) with assimilation of the w.

lumpsucker, lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)

(obsolete, derogatory) dirtbag, gross person


lompvis

lompvissen (plural)
lompvisch (alternative obsolete)

Compound of lomp (“lump, certain fish”) + vis (“fish”).

compound

lumpsucker, lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus


Chinese vrijwilliger

nl-noun

Chinese vrijwilliger m (plural Chinese vrijwilligers)

[ʃiˌneː.sə vrɛːˈβ̞ɪ.lɪ.ɣər]

Literally, “Chinese volunteer”. The origins are not entirely certain, but it is believed to date from the Korean War and point to authoritarianism in the People's Republic of China: at the time, Mao Zedong ordered hundreds of thousands of Chinese "volunteers" to fight the Americans in Korea.

(chiefly Belgium) someone required to perform an unpleasant or thankless chore

Korean War
Mao Zedong
People's Republic of China
People's Volunteer Army


Chinese vrijwilligers

Chinese vrijwilliger
Chinese vrijwilliger#Dutch


muggenzifterij

Seventeenth century or earlier. From muggenzifter + -ij.

muggezifterij (alternative)
muggenziftery (alternative obsolete rare)
muggeziftery (alternative obsolete)


bovenlimiet

(chiefly singular) upper limit, upper border


onderlimiet

(chiefly singular) lower limit, lower border


socialistenvreter

socialistenvreter m (plural socialistenvreters)

Compound of socialist (“socialist”) + -en- + vreten (“to eat (like a beast), to devour”) + -er.


communistenvreter

nl-noun

communistenvreter m (plural communistenvreters)

From communist (“communist”) + -en- + vreten (“to eat (like a beast), to devour”) + -er, calque of German Kommunistenfresser. Cf. kettervreter.

af

Voor de communistenvreter die Seymour duidelijk is, komt zijn Russische tegenheld merkwaardig sympathiek over.

1984, Elseviers magazine, volume 40, page 117:

Considering how much of a fanatical anticommunist Seymour clearly is, his Russian counterpart hero comes across in a remarkably sympathetic way.


marxist-leninist

nl-noun

marxist-leninist m (plural marxist-leninisten or marxisten-leninisten)

marxist-leninisten (plural)
marxisten-leninisten (plural)

Compound of marxist + leninist, probably borrowed from Russian, English, German or French.


leninist

Probably borrowed from Russian or less probably German. Equivalent to Lenin + -ist. First attested in 1917.


leninisme

Probably borrowed from Russian, English, French, Italian or German. Equivalent to Lenin + -isme. First attested in 1917.


ovenfriet

ovenfriet f (plural ovenfrieten, diminutive ovenfrietje n)

ovenfrieten (plural)
ovenfrietje (diminutive neuter)
ovenfrites (alternative)

chips/fries to prepare in an oven rather than deep-frying


knuffeldier

knuffeldier n (plural knuffeldieren, diminutive knuffeldiertje n)

knuffeldieren (plural)
knuffeldiertje (diminutive neuter)


knuffelbeest

knuffelbeest n (plural knuffelbeesten, diminutive knuffelbeestje n)

knuffelbeesten (plural)
knuffelbeestje (diminutive neuter)


waardgeld

waardgelden (plural)
waargeld (alternative)

(historical) advance payment to a mercenary


stoottroep

Afrikaans: stoottroep

→ West Frisian: stjittroep

Compound of stoten + troep, calque of German Stoßtrupp.


eterij

eterij f (plural eterijen, diminutive eterijtje n)

eterijen (plural)
eterijtje (diminutive neuter)

Na al die eterij moesten we eerst een kleine wandeling doen.

After all this eating we had to take a little walk first.

Als je niet veel honger hebt, kunnen we ook maar ergens naar een eterij toe.

If you’re not very hungry, we could just go to some snackbar.


scheidmaal

scheidmalen (plural)
scheimaal (alternative)
scheimael (alternative obsolete)
scheymael (alternative obsolete)

Compound of scheiden + maal. First attested in the early 17th century.


afscheidsmaal

afscheidsmaal n (plural afscheidsmalen, diminutive afscheidsmaaltje n)

afscheidsmalen (plural)
afscheidsmaaltje (diminutive neuter)
afscheidsmael (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: afskeidsmaal

→ West Frisian: ôfskiedsmiel (calque)

Compound of afscheid + -s- + maal. First attested in the 18th century.


afscheidsdiner

afscheidsdiner n (plural afscheidsdiners, diminutive afscheidsdinertje n)

afscheidsdiners (plural)
afscheidsdinertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of afscheid + -s- + diner. First attested in the 19th century.


afscheidsmaaltijd

afscheidsmaaltijd n (plural afscheidsmaaltijden)

afscheidsmaaltijden (plural)
afscheidsmaaltyd (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: afskeidsmaaltyd

Compound of afscheid + -s- + maaltijd. First attested in the 18th century.


tuindorp

tuindorp n (plural tuindorpen, diminutive tuindorpje n)

tuindorpen (plural)
tuindorpje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tuin (“garden”) + dorp (“village”).

a mostly low-rise suburb with many characteristics of a village, loosely based on the garden city model


tuinwijk

tuinwijk f (plural tuinwijken, diminutive tuinwijkje n)

tuinwijken (plural)
tuinwijkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of tuin (“garden”) + wijk (“quarter, neighbourhood”). First attested in the 1900s. The suggestion that it is a shortened form of tuinstadwijk is not tenable in light of that word's later attestation.


tuinstad

nl-noun

tuinstad f (plural tuinsteden, diminutive tuinstadje n)

tuinsteden (plural)
tuinstadje (diminutive neuter)

From tuin (“garden”) + stad (“city”), calque of English garden city. First attested as a common noun in the 1900s.

a garden city, a planned city combining industry, agriculture and residential areas with greenbelts and a high proportion of internal green space


tuinstadwijk

tuinstadwijken (plural)
tuinstadswijk (alternative uncommon)

Compound of tuinstad (“garden city”) + wijk (“quarter, neighbourhood”). First attested in the 1910s.


grootzeil

nl-noun

grootzeil n (plural grootzeilen, diminutive grootzeiltje n)

grootzeilen (plural)
grootzeiltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of groot + zeil. Attested since the 17th century.

mainsail, the largest sail of a sailing vessel, typically a sail of the largest mast


Hanzestad

Hanzestad f (plural Hanzesteden, diminutive Hanzestadje n)

Hanzesteden (plural)
Hanzestadje (diminutive neuter)
hanzestad (alternative)

From Middle Dutch hansestat. Equivalent to Hanze or hanze + stad.

Hanseatic city, city that was a member of the Hanseatic League


wurggreep

wurggrepen (plural)
worggreep (alternative)

Compound of wurgen (“to strangle, to strangulate”) + greep (“hold, grab”).

compound

(literal, also figurative) stranglehold, choke


staatsbegrafenis

nl-noun

staatsbegrafenis f (plural staatsbegrafenissen)

Compound of staat (“state”) + -s- + begrafenis (“burial, funeral”).


koopvaarder

nl-noun

koopvaarder m (plural koopvaarders, diminutive koopvaardertje n)

koopvaarders (plural)
koopvaardertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch côopvāerder, equivalent to koop + varen + -er.


krachtmeting

krachtmeting f (plural krachtmetingen, diminutive krachtmetinkje n)

krachtmetingen (plural)
krachtmetinkje (diminutive neuter)


spreidloopgeweer

spreidloopgeweer n (plural spreidloopgeweren)

Compound of spreiden (“to spread, to flare, to widen”) + loop (“barrel”) + geweer (“gun, rifle”).


dagdief

Compound of dag (“day”) + dief (“thief”); literally “daythief”.


cederolie

Compound of ceder (“cedar”) + olie (“oil”).


sojakaas

Compound of soja (“soy”) + kaas (“cheese”).


sojakoek

(agriculture, countable) soy press cake, used as animal feed


bladgroente

nl-noun

bladgroente f (plural bladgroenten or bladgroentes)

bladgroenten (plural)
bladgroentes (plural)

leaf vegetable(s), greens; a species or type of greens


glasgordijn

glasgordijn n (plural glasgordijnen, diminutive glasgordijntje n)

glasgordijnen (plural)
glasgordijntje (diminutive neuter)


glasgordijntje

nl-noun-dim

glasgordijntje n (plural glasgordijntjes)


stamboek

nl-noun

stamboek n (plural stamboeken, diminutive stamboekje n)

stamboeken (plural)
stamboekje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: stambuk


diëtist

diëtist m (plural diëtisten, feminine diëtiste)


hogesnelheidstrein

hogesnelheidstrein m (plural hogesnelheidstreinen)

Compound of hoge snelheid (“high speed”) + -s- + trein (“train”).


zwamneus

nl-noun

zwamneus m or f (plural zwamneuzen, diminutive zwamneusje n)

zwamneuzen (plural)
zwamneusje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zwammen (“babble”) + neus (“nose”).


neuzen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sleepnetbevoegdheid

Compound of sleepnet (“dragnet”) + bevoegdheid (“authority, competence”).

compound

the authority to engage in the mass collection of digital data in a certain area regardless of the identity of the sender or the recipient


dumdumkogel

From Dum Dum + kogel, calque of English dum dum bullet.


godsdienstoorlog

nl-noun

godsdienstoorlog m (plural godsdienstoorlogen)


vredesonderhandeling

vredesonderhandeling f (plural vredesonderhandelingen)

Compound of vrede + -s- + onderhandeling.


bevelvoerder

bevelvoerder m (plural bevelvoerders, feminine bevelvoerster)

bevelvoerders (plural)
bevelvoerster (feminine)


kalander

kalander f (plural kalanders, diminutive kalandertje n)

kalanders (plural)
kalandertje (diminutive neuter)
klander (alternative)

Afrikaans: kalander

Borrowed from Middle French calandre in the 15th or 16th century, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”). Cognate with English calander. Doublet of cilinder.


uitgespaarde flexie

(grammar) a type of inflection where a phrase is not completely inflected, often only involving inflection of the head


Duitse komma

Literally, “German comma”; named after the enduring use of the slash as comma in German-speaking areas along with Fraktür.


gotische komma

nl-noun

gotische komma f (plural gotische komma's)

Literally, “Gothic comma”; named after the use of the slash as comma in Gothic typesets.


kommavlinder

Compound of komma (“comma”) + vlinder (“butterfly”). First attested in the nineteenth century.

the common branded skipper, Hesperia comma


genitivus absolutus

genitivus absolutus m (plural genitivi absoluti)

Borrowed from Latin genitīvus absolūtus.

's Anderendaags zag ik een prachtvoorbeeld van een genitivus absolutus, maar ik kan er niet meer op komen.

The other day I saw a beautiful example of a genitive absolute, but I can't recall it any longer.


absolute genitief

absolute genitief m (plural absolute genitieven)


absolute genitieven

absolute genitief
absolute genitief#Dutch


prachtvoorbeeld

prachtvoorbeeld n (plural prachtvoorbeelden)

great example, very illustrative example


dadelkern

(archaic) date kernel, seed of a date fruit


dadelpit

dadelpit m (plural dadelpitten, diminutive dadelpitje n)

dadelpitten (plural)
dadelpitje (diminutive neuter)


vleeshamer

Compound of vlees (“meat”) + hamer (“hammer”).


medeschuldige

medeschuldige m or f (plural medeschuldigen)


goudklomp

goudklomp m (plural goudklompen, diminutive goudklompje n)

goudklompen (plural)
goudklompje (diminutive neuter)


wijting

wijting m or f (plural wijtingen, diminutive wijtinkje n)

wijtingen (plural)
wijtinkje (diminutive neuter)
wieting (alternative)
witting (alternative)

From Middle Dutch witinc. Equivalent to wit + -ing.

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual


gadde

(obsolete) whiting, merling, Merlangius merlangus


periscoop

periscoop m (plural periscopen, diminutive periscoopje n)

periscopen (plural)
periscoopje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English periscope. Postdates periscopisch.


darmklier

darmklier f (plural darmklieren, diminutive darmkliertje n)

darmklieren (plural)
darmkliertje (diminutive neuter)


dassenburcht

dassenburcht m or f (plural dassenburchten)


hondenras

Compound of hond (“dog”) + -en- + ras (“breed, race”).


hospitaalkerkschip

nl-noun

hospitaalkerkschip n (plural hospitaalkerkschepen)

a support ship that functions as a hospital and a church


brugwachter

bridge keeper, bridgetender, bridge operator


opiumhol

Compound of opium + hol. Compare German Opiumhöhle.


onderzoekster

onderzoekster f (plural onderzoeksters, masculine onderzoeker)

onderzoeksters (plural)
onderzoeker (masculine)


meteorenzwerm

meteorenzwerm m (plural meteorenzwermen)

Compound of meteoor (“meteor”) + -en- + zwerm (“swarm”).


rozenkever

nl-noun

rozenkever m (plural rozenkevers, diminutive rozenkevertje n)

rozenkevers (plural)
rozenkevertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of roos (“rose”) + -en- + kever (“beetle”).

com+

Phyllopertha horticola
Wikispecies:Phyllopertha horticola

garden chafer, June bug (Phyllopertha horticola)


kruisbes

nl-noun

kruisbes f (plural kruisbessen, diminutive kruisbesje n)

kruisbessen (plural)
kruisbesje (diminutive neuter)

Ribes uva-crispa
Ribes uva-crispa#Translingual

The gooseberry plant (Ribes uva-crispa).


graancirkel

graancirkel m (plural graancirkels, diminutive graancirkeltje n)

graancirkels (plural)
graancirkeltje (diminutive neuter)

From graan (“grain, corn, cereal”) + cirkel (“circle”), calque of English crop circle. First attested in the early 1990s.

compound

crop circle (geometric figure in crop fields)


financiekapitaal

From financie + kapitaal, calque of German Finanzkapital. First attested in the 1910s. Compounds with financie as the first element are morphologically unusual.


wereldeconomie

nl-noun

wereldeconomie f (plural wereldeconomieën)

Compound of wereld (“world”) + economie (“economy”). First attested in the early twentieth century.

(uncountable, economics) world economy, global economy

(countable, economics) globally important economy

(countable, sociology) international economic system without a single hegemon


bezemstuiver

bezemstuiver m (plural bezemstuivers, diminutive bezemstuivertje n)

bezemstuivers (plural)
bezemstuivertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bezem (“broom”) + stuiver (“coin with the value of 5 cents of a guilder”). Named after the resemblance that the bundle of arrows, depicted on the coin, bears to a broom.

compound

(historical) a stuiver (5 cent piece) depicting a bundle of arrows

any stuiver; (figurative) an insignificant amount of money


bezemstuivertje

nl-noun-dim

bezemstuivertje n (plural bezemstuivertjes)


triljoen

nl-noun

triljoen n (plural triljoenen, diminutive triljoentje n)

triljoenen (plural)
triljoentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: triliun


binnenschip

binnenschip n (plural binnenschepen, diminutive binnenscheepje n)

binnenschepen (plural)
binnenscheepje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of binnen (“inside, interior”) + schip (“ship”).


binnenscheepje

nl-noun-dim

binnenscheepje n (plural binnenscheepjes)


binnenvaartschip

nl-noun

binnenvaartschip n (plural binnenvaartschepen, diminutive binnenvaartscheepje n)

binnenvaartschepen (plural)
binnenvaartscheepje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of binnenvaart (“inland navigation”) + schip (“ship”).


binnenvaartscheepje

nl-noun-dim

binnenvaartscheepje n (plural binnenvaartscheepjes)


binnenscheepvaart

Compound of binnen (“inside, internal”) + scheepvaart (“navigation, shipping”).


armenhuis

nl-noun

armenhuis n (plural armenhuizen, diminutive armenhuisje n)

armenhuizen (plural)
armenhuisje (diminutive neuter)
armhuis (alternative)

Compound of arme (“poor person”) + -en- + huis (“house”). First attested in the 18th century in this form, but attested since the 17th century in a different form.


armhuis

nl-noun

armhuis n (plural armhuizen, diminutive armhuisje n)

armhuizen (plural)
armhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of arm (“poor”) + huis (“house”).


schuldenlast

Compound of schuld + -en- + last. First attested in the eighteenth century.


zelfstudie

Compound of zelf + studie. First attested in the nineteenth century.


fabeldier

fabeldier n (plural fabeldieren, diminutive fabeldiertje n)

fabeldieren (plural)
fabeldiertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of fabel (“fable”) + dier (“animal”). First attested in the late eighteenth century. Compare German Fabeltier, of which the Dutch might be a calque.

mythical, legendary or otherwise imaginary animal


fabelwezen

fabelwezen n (plural fabelwezens, diminutive fabelwezentje n)

fabelwezens (plural)
fabelwezentje (diminutive neuter)

From fabel (“fable”) + wezen (“creature”), calque of German Fabelwesen. First attested in the late eighteenth century.

Men herleeze Bocharts (e) zesde boek, over de verdichte dieren, en men herinnere zig de menigvuldige Fabel-wezens in de Oosterſche vertellingen.

1786, J. G. Herder, De geest der Hebreeuwsche poëzy, volume 3, page 28:

One should reread Bochart's (e) sixth book, about the fictional animals, and one should remember the manifold mythical creatures in the Oriental stories.

mythical, legendary or otherwise imaginary creature


onderzeebootdienst

onderzeebootdienst f (plural onderzeebootdiensten)

section of a navy specialised in operating with submarines, submarine service


onderzeedienst

onderzeedienst f (plural onderzeediensten)


halfkoets

(dated) open coach (four-wheeled carriage without a permanent roof)


dansfeest

dansfeest n (plural dansfeesten, diminutive dansfeestje n)

dansfeesten (plural)
dansfeestje (diminutive neuter)


rammonitor

Compound of rammen (“to ram”) + monitor (“monitor, ironclad”). First attested in the 1870s.

compound

(now historical) a monitor (ironclad) armed with a ram


kasjroet

bor

Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת


angstschreeuw

nl-noun

angstschreeuw m (plural angstschreeuwen, diminutive angstschreeuwtje n)

angstschreeuwen (plural)
angstschreeuwtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of angst (“fear, angst”) + schreeuw (“scream, yell”)


tabbetje

Compare Sranan Tongo tabiki, Aukan tabiki.


suikertante

nl-noun

suikertante f (plural suikertantes, diminutive suikertantetje n)

suikertantes (plural)
suikertantetje (diminutive neuter)

a wealthy aunt who is generous or whose fortune one expects to inherit


suikermoei

1949 November 25, L., "Overzeese Betrekkingen", De Schakel, vol. 5, issue 254, page 1.
Nederlandse kennis, Nederlandse durf en ondernemingsgeest kunnen van dat Nederlandse stiefkind ongetwijfeld een rijke „suikermoei” maken; een erftante, in wier land zich nog veel onmisbaar bauxiet en goud bevindt.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(dated, rare) a wealthy aunt who is generous or whose fortune one expects to inherit


regentijd

Compound of regen (“rain”) + tijd (“time”).


moede

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


campagnedek

campagnedekken (plural)
kampanjedek (alternative)


rooie cent

rooie centen (plural)
rode cent (alternative)

Iemand heeft me vannacht bestolen, er zit geen rooie cent meer in mijn portemonnee.

Someone stole from me during the night, there's not a red cent left in my wallet.

(colloquial) a red cent, a very small amount of money (mostly used in the negative, meaning no money at all)


knaak

nl-noun

knaak m (plural knaken, diminutive knaakje n)

knaken (plural)
knaakje (diminutive neuter)

→ Sranan Tongo: knaka

→ West Frisian: knaak

(informal, Netherlands) a 2½ guilders coin


klinkletter

klinkletter f (plural klinkletters, diminutive klinklettertje n)

klinkletters (plural)
klinklettertje (diminutive neuter)

(archaic, orthography) vowel letter (character that designates a vowel)


saucijs

saucijs f (plural saucijzen, diminutive saucijsje n)

saucijzen (plural)
saucijsje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sosys

Negerhollands: sussies

→ Indonesian: sosis

desc

→ Papiamentu: sosèshi, sosèishi, saucijsje (from the diminutive)

From Middle Dutch *salcijs (attested in the plural as salcijsken), ultimately from Late Latin salsīcia, either directly or- more likely- via Old French salcice. The modern form with /ɑu̯~oː/ appears to have been influenced by later French saucisse.

(often diminutive) a narrow sausage made of spiced mince


saucijzenbroodje

nl-noun

saucijzenbroodje n (plural saucijzenbroodjes)

a sausage roll, a roll made of puff pastry containing spiced mince


steenkolenveld

steenkolenveld n (plural steenkolenvelden)


koeling

(uncountable) the action or process of refrigerating

(countable) a refrigerated room or section

a refrigerated room or section
a cold room

a refrigerated section or shelve in a grocery store or supermarket


snijwerk

snijwerk n (plural snijwerken, diminutive snijwerkje n)

snijwerken (plural)
snijwerkje (diminutive neuter)

Deze eeuwenoude snijwerken zijn adembenemend.

These carved artefacts that are centuries old are breathtaking.

Een lintworm geheel ontleden vergt veel snijwerk.

Completely dissecting a tapeworm requires a lot of cutting.

(uncountable, uncommon) work that involves cutting or carving


industriestad

industriestad f (plural industriesteden, diminutive industriestadje n)

industriesteden (plural)
industriestadje (diminutive neuter)


schuimkop

schuimkop m (plural schuimkoppen, diminutive schuimkopje n)

schuimkoppen (plural)
schuimkopje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly plural) the foamy crest of a wave

a top layer of foam on something else, especially a liquid


apologeet

→ Indonesian: apologet

First attested in the late 18th century. Probably borrowed from German Apologet.

apologist (public defender of a viewpoint, in particular a religious viewpoint)


catechisatie

Afrikaans: katkisasie

Negerhollands: catechisation

→ Indonesian: katêkisasi

desc

→ Papiamentu: kadisashi, katisashi, catisasji

→ West Frisian: kategisaasje

(Christianity) catechesis (religious instruction)


handelsgenoot

Compound of handel (“enterprise; trade”) + -s- + genoot (“fellow, partner”).


handelspartner

nl-noun

handelspartner m (plural handelspartners)

Compound of handel (“enterprise; trade”) + -s- + partner (“partner”).

compound

China is een belangrijke handelspartner voor de Europese Unie.

China is an important trading partner for the European Union.

Het land zoekt nieuwe handelspartners na het verlaten van een handelsblok.

The country is seeking new trading partners after exiting a trade bloc.

De samenwerking tussen deze twee handelspartners heeft geleid tot economische groei.

The collaboration between these two trading partners has led to economic growth.

trading partner (someone with whom one trades)

(less common) companion, business partner


haggada

nl-noun

haggada f (plural haggadot or haggada's)

haggadot (plural)
haggada's (plural)
Haggada (alternative)

/ˌɦɑ.ɡaːˈdaː/

bor

Hebrew הַגָּדָה

(Judaism) Haggadah (liturgical text used at the Seder based on the Exodus story)


dijkwezen

Compound of dijk + wezen. Attested since the eighteenth century.

dike construction and management, dike infrastructure


lactoscoop

lactoscope, milk analyser (appliance for analysing milk)


treurbuis

Compound of treuren (“to grieve, to be sad”) + buis (“tube, cathode ray tube”). Coined by Gerrit Komrij as a pejorative.

compound

(chiefly singular, chiefly humorous, otherwise derogatory) television


veldhospitaal

nl-noun

veldhospitaal n (plural veldhospitalen, diminutive veldhospitaaltje n)

veldhospitalen (plural)
veldhospitaaltje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: rumah sakit lapangan (calque)

Tijdens de oorlog werd er een veldhospitaal opgezet om gewonde soldaten te behandelen.

During the war, a field hospital was set up to treat injured soldiers.

Het medische team van het veldhospitaal werkte dag en nacht om levens te redden op het slagveld.

The medical team of the field hospital worked day and night to save lives on the battlefield.

Het veldhospitaaltje was uitgerust met basisfaciliteiten om eerste hulp te bieden aan gewonden.

The field hospital was equipped with basic facilities to provide first aid to the injured.


veldhospitaaltje

nl-noun-dim

veldhospitaaltje n (plural veldhospitaaltjes)


lering

Negerhollands: leering

From Middle Dutch leringe. Equivalent to leren + -ing.

Ter lering en vermaak.

For educational en recreational purposes.


beenafzetting

nl-noun

beenafzetting f (plural beenafzettingen)

Compound of been (“leg; bone”) + afzetting (“amputation, sedimentation, accretion”). First attested in the 18th century.

compound

1919, Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, Volume 63, Nummer 1, page 582.
Niet slechts moet de amputatie-stomp van den aanvang af voor atrophie en ankylose door passieve and actieve oefening behoed worden, moet het gebruik van krukken na beenafzetting tot elken prijs vermeden worden en moeten hulp-prothesen hierna zoo spoedig mogelijk verschaft worden en moeten meer dergelijke algemeene regels in acht genomen worden, maar ook moet de wijze van amputeeren zich zoveel mogelijk richten naar de keuze van the prothese.

Not only should the amputated stump be protected from atrophy and ankylosis from the beginning on by passive and active exercise, should the use of crutches after a leg amputation be avoided at all costs and should auxiliary prostheses be supplied as soon as possible after this and should some other general rules of this kind be observed, but the method of amputation should also be adapted as much as possible to the choise of prosthesis.

1864, Wilhelm Carl Fischer, Beknopt leerboek der heelkunde, translated from German by A. Ilcken, Vol. 1, page 207.
De zak is hetzij gelijkvormig dun, of op sommige plaatsen en ook wel over den geheelen omvang verdikt, bulterig en ruw, door beenafzetting.

The sack is either evenly thin, or on some locations and also sometimes over the entire length bloated, knobbly and rough, because of bone deposition.


staatsschuld

staatsschulden (plural)
staatschuld (alternative rare)

Borrowed from German Staatsschuld. Equivalent to staat + -s- + schuld. First attested in the late eighteenth century.

De media waren te onkundig om het verschil tussen een staatsschuld en een speelschuld op te merken.

The media were too ignorant to note the distinction between a national debt and a gambling debt.


groffie

(Holland, dialectal) a large, unpickled gherkin


roeper

nl-noun

roeper m (plural roepers, diminutive roepertje n)

roepers (plural)
roepertje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: roeper

(obsolete, grammar) a word in the vocative case


wegnemer

wegnemer m (plural wegnemers, diminutive wegnemertje n)

wegnemers (plural)
wegnemertje (diminutive neuter)

(obsolete, grammar) a word in the ablative case


plaatser

plaatser m (plural plaatsers, diminutive plaatsertje n)

plaatsers (plural)
plaatsertje (diminutive neuter)

(obsolete, grammar) a word in the locative case


veroorzaker

veroorzaker m (plural veroorzakers, diminutive veroorzakertje n)

veroorzakers (plural)
veroorzakertje (diminutive neuter)

(obsolete, grammar) a word in the instrumental case


nemer

nemer m (plural nemers, diminutive nemertje n)

nemers (plural)
nemertje (diminutive neuter)


baarder

baarder m (plural baarders, diminutive baardertje n)

baarders (plural)
baardertje (diminutive neuter)

From baren + -er, likely a calque of Latin genetīvus.


grondbloem

grondbloem m (plural grondbloemen, diminutive grondbloempje n)

grondbloemen (plural)
grondbloempje (diminutive neuter)


golfvergelijking

golfvergelijking f (plural golfvergelijkingen)

wave equation, in particular Schrödinger's wave equation


zegelaarde

From zegel (“seal”) + aarde (“earth”), calque of Latin terra sigillāta.

a type of red clay, formerly used in medicine; terra sigillata


klierkoorts

→ Indonesian: demam kelenjar (calque)

Compound of klier (“gland”) + koorts (“fever”).

(now chiefly Belgium) glandular fever, mononucleosis infectiosa


buidelrat

buidelrat f (plural buidelratten, diminutive buidelratje n)

buidelratten (plural)
buidelratje (diminutive neuter)
buidelrot (alternative dated)

From buidel + rat, calque of German Beutelratte. First attested in the second half of the eighteenth century.

opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae


schubvlecht

schubvlechten (plural)
schubbenvlecht (alternative obsolete rare)

(medicine, dated, chiefly uncountable) psoriasis


arbeidsman

arbeidsman m (plural arbeidsmannen, feminine arbeidsvrouw)

arbeidsmannen (plural)
arbeidsvrouw (feminine)


tovermiddel

tovermiddel n (plural tovermiddelen, diminutive tovermiddeltje n)

tovermiddelen (plural)
tovermiddeltje (diminutive neuter)

miracle cure, any cure with drastic good effects, also used of less than scientific folk medicine


tovermiddeltje

nl-noun-dim

tovermiddeltje n (plural tovermiddeltjes)


strot

nl-noun

strot m (plural strotten, diminutive strotje n)

strotten (plural)
strotje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: strot

→ Papiamentu: stròt

From Middle Dutch strote. From the same origin as English throat, with s-mobile.


kloek

kloek f (plural kloeken, diminutive kloekje n)

kloeken (plural)
kloekje (diminutive neuter)

a brooding hen (female chicken) or mother hen


agreatie

(historical) a document expressing agreement to the appointment or ordination of a candidate


fabrieksarbeider

fabrieksarbeider m (plural fabrieksarbeiders, diminutive fabrieksarbeidertje n, feminine fabrieksarbeidster)

fabrieksarbeiders (plural)
fabrieksarbeidertje (diminutive neuter)
fabrieksarbeidster (feminine)

From fabriek (“factory”) + -s- + arbeider (“worker”).


fabrieksarbeidertje

nl-noun-dim

fabrieksarbeidertje n (plural fabrieksarbeidertjes)


fabrieksarbeidster

nl-noun

fabrieksarbeidster f (plural fabrieksarbeidsters, diminutive fabrieksarbeidstertje n, masculine fabrieksarbeider)

fabrieksarbeidsters (plural)
fabrieksarbeidstertje (diminutive neuter)
fabrieksarbeider (masculine)

From fabriek (“factory”) + -s- + arbeidster (“female worker”).

compound

female equivalent of fabrieksarbeider (“factory worker”)


fabrieksarbeidstertje

nl-noun-dim

fabrieksarbeidstertje n (plural fabrieksarbeidstertjes)


klokhen

nl-noun

klokhen f (plural klokhennen, diminutive klokhennetje n)

klokhennen (plural)
klokhennetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: galiña klòk (calque)

Compound of klokken (“to cluck”) + hen (“hen”). The first element is onomatopoeic.


ankerboei

Compound of anker + boei. First attested in the late eighteenth century, but already mentioned early in the same century.

1790, Olaudah Equiano, Merkwaardige levensgevallen van Olaudah Equiano of Gustavus Vassa, den Afrikaan, door hem zelven beschreeven, translated from English, publ. by Pieter Holsteyn, page 227.
Eindelijk kreegen zij, niet zonder groot gevaar, de jol vrij van het ſchip; en deeze twee onverſaagde waterhelden zwalpten heen op de onſtuimige baaren, in gevaar van hun leven, naar den ankerboei.

anchor buoy (buoy affixed to an anchor to indicate the anchor's location)


feestweek

feestweek f (plural feestweken, diminutive feestweekje n)

feestweken (plural)
feestweekje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of feest (“party, festival”) + week (“week”).


meerboei

Compound of meren (“to moor”) + boei (“buoy”).


lager wal

→ West Frisian: legerwâl (calque)

/ˌlaː.ɣər ˈʋɑl/

Literally, “lower bank” or “lower shore”.


lagerwal

/ˌlaː.ɣərˈʋɑl/


zeeton

Compound of zee + ton. First attested in the sixteenth century.

(historical) barrel functioning as a buoy


brandmerk

nl-noun

brandmerk n (plural brandmerken, diminutive brandmerkje n)

brandmerken (plural)
brandmerkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: brandmerk

brand, mark made by branding (on containers, livestock, slaves or convicts)


brandmerken

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


dysfemisme

nl-noun

dysfemisme n (plural dysfemismen, diminutive dysfemismetje n)

dysfemismen (plural)
dysfemismetje (diminutive neuter)


klinkerharmonie

klinkerharmonie f (plural klinkerharmonieën)


vocaalharmonie

vocaalharmonie f (plural vocaalharmonieën)


mietje

Originally a diminutive of miet, from sodomiet. Later also influenced by Mie, and the senses “sissy, wuss” and “effete man” have become more dominant.


willige condemnatie

willige condemnatie f (plural willige condemnaties)

Literally, “voluntary condemnation (verdict)”.

lit

(historical, law) a legal verdict sought by consenting parties to confirm an agreement


willige condemnaties

willige condemnatie
willige condemnatie#Dutch


fabrieksarbeid

From fabriek (“factory”) + -s- + arbeid (“work”).


fabriekscomplex

nl-noun

fabriekscomplex n (plural fabriekscomplexen, diminutive fabriekscomplexje n)

fabriekscomplexen (plural)
fabriekscomplexje (diminutive neuter)

From fabriek (“factory”) + -s- + complex.


fabriekscomplexje

nl-noun-dim

fabriekscomplexje n (plural fabriekscomplexjes)


roodhert

Compound of rood + hert. Perhaps influenced by other languages, such as West Frisian reahart.

Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus#Translingual

(dialectal, uncommon) synonym of edelhert (“red deer (Cervus elaphus)”)


witkopzeearend

nl-noun

witkopzeearend m (plural witkopzeearenden)

Compound of wit (“white”) + kop (“animal head”) + zeearend (“sea eagle; marine eagle”).

compound

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus#Translingual


drie-eenheidsmannetje

nl-noun

drie-eenheidsmannetje n (plural drie-eenheidsmannetjes)

Compound of drie-eenheid (“trinity”) + -s- + mannetje.

compound

Ook Victor Mozes was een drie-eenheidsmannetje, d.w.z. chazzan, rebbe en sjouchet.

2002, A.G. Steenbergen, Een eerlijcke plaets. Memorboek van joods Wageningen en omgeving, page 74:

Victor Mozes too was a trinity man, which is to say hazzan, rebbe and shochet.

(Judaism, uncommon) a rabbi who also has the role of hazzan and shochet


fabriekspoort

nl-noun

fabriekspoort f (plural fabriekspoorten, diminutive fabriekspoortje n)

fabriekspoorten (plural)
fabriekspoortje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of fabriek (“factory”) + -s- + poort (“gate”).


fabriekspoortje

nl-noun-dim

fabriekspoortje n (plural fabriekspoortjes)


fabrieksrijder

nl-noun

fabrieksrijder m (plural fabrieksrijders, diminutive fabrieksrijdertje n)

fabrieksrijders (plural)
fabrieksrijdertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of fabriek (“factory”) + -s- + rijder (“rider, driver”).

compound

(cycling, motor racing) driver in a factory-backed team


fabrieksrijdertje

nl-noun-dim

fabrieksrijdertje n (plural fabrieksrijdertjes)


fabrieksteam

nl-noun

fabrieksteam n (plural fabrieksteams, diminutive fabrieksteampje n)

fabrieksteams (plural)
fabrieksteampje (diminutive neuter)

(cycling, motor racing) factory-backed team


fabrieksteampje

nl-noun-dim

fabrieksteampje n (plural fabrieksteampjes)


teamgeest

Compound of team (“team”) + geest (“spirit, ghost”).


zeeëend

nl-noun

zeeëend f (plural zeeëenden, diminutive zeeëendje n)

zeeëenden (plural)
zeeëendje (diminutive neuter)


esperantoloog

esperantoloog m (plural esperantologen, diminutive esperantoloogje n)

esperantologen (plural)
esperantoloogje (diminutive neuter)

Japan ondersteunt de esperantologen

1951 June 1, Belga esperantisto, volume 43, number 305, page 36:

Katalin Kovats is linguïst en gediplomeerd esperantoloog.

2018 March 17, Filip Tielens, “'Ik hoop dat de wereld niet te lang wacht om Esperanto het beste idee voor iedereen to vinden'”, in Festival Cement, page 5:

Katalin Kovats is a linguist and qualified Esperantologist.

Het is een echte taal met een dikke grammatica, er zijn romans in, esperantologen voeren polemieken in vaktijdschriften over de kleine onvolkomenheden, want die zijn er ook en dat bewijst voldoende over de echtheid.

1987 July 4, Nely van Dam, “100 jaar Esperanto”, in Trouw:

It is a real language with a thick grammar, there are novels in it, Esperantologists conduct polemics in professional journals about the small imperfections, because there are some and that proves enough about the authenticity.


splenectomietje

nl-noun-dim

splenectomietje n (plural splenectomietjes)


werpschijf

nl-noun

werpschijf f (plural werpschijven, diminutive werpschijfje n)

werpschijven (plural)
werpschijfje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of werpen + schijf. First attested in the eighteenth century.


herstellingsoord

herstellingsoord n (plural herstellingsoorden)

Compound of herstelling (“recovery”) + -s- + oord (“place”). First attested in the nineteenth century.


herstelling

/ˌɦɛrˈstɛ.lɪŋ/

From herstellen + -ing. First attested in the seventeenth century.

medical recovery, the act or process of healing

repair, the act or process of fixing an inanimate object

restoration, the act or process of restoring something to its former condition


reparatie

nl-noun

reparatie f (plural reparaties or reparatieën, diminutive reparatietje n)

reparaties (plural)
reparatieën (plural)
reparatietje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch reparatie, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French reparacion, from Latin reparātiō.


warmwaterbron

warmwaterbron m (plural warmwaterbronnen)


tektoniek

Borrowed from German Tektonik. Attested since the mid nineteenth century.

(geology) tectonics (study of crustal movements and phenomena)

(architecture) tectonics (study of structural assembly and experience)


platentektoniek

plaattektoniek (alternative)
plaattectoniek (alternative)
platentectoniek (alternative)


paapje

Diminutive of paap (“Roman Catholic, papist”); the bird is so named because the male's plumage somewhat resembles the vestments of Catholic clergy.


paapje

Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola rubetra#Translingual

(dated) cocoon, in particular of the silkworm


keverslak

keverslak f (plural keverslakken, diminutive keverslakje n)

keverslakken (plural)
keverslakje (diminutive neuter)

Audio

From kever (“beetle”) + slak (“snail, slug”), calque of German Käferschnecke. Attested since the mid nineteenth century.

chiton, mollusc of the class Polyplacophora


keverslakken

Audio


draaihek

draaihek n (plural draaihekken, diminutive draaihekje n)

draaihekken (plural)
draaihekje (diminutive neuter)


kolenlijn

kolenlijn f (plural kolenlijnen, diminutive kolenlijntje n)

kolenlijnen (plural)
kolenlijntje (diminutive neuter)


zilverreiger

zilverreiger m (plural zilverreigers, diminutive zilverreigertje n)

zilverreigers (plural)
zilverreigertje (diminutive neuter)

From zilver (“silver”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Silberreiher. First attested in the early to mid nineteenth century.

one of certain herons of the genera Ardea and Egretta that have white plumage; roughly corresponding to egret but used more narrowly


grote zilverreiger

grote zilverreiger m (plural grote zilverreigers)


grote zilverreigers

grote zilverreiger
grote zilverreiger#Dutch


witte reiger

/ˌʋɪ.tə ˈrɛi̯.ɣər/

(obsolete) synonym of grote zilverreiger (“great egret (Ardea alba)”)


rode lynx

rode lynx m (plural rode lynxen, diminutive rood lynxje n)

rode lynxen (plural)
rood lynxje (diminutive neuter)


pardellynx

Compound of pardel (“panther, leopard”) + lynx (“lynx”). Probably a calque.

compound

Lynx pardinus
Lynx pardinus#Translingual


Iberische lynx

nl-noun

Iberische lynx m (plural Iberische lynxen)


Europese lynx

Europese lynx m (plural Europese lynxen)


Euraziatische lynx

Euraziatische lynx m (plural Euraziatische lynxen)

Literally, “Eurasian lynx”. Probably calqued (e.g. from English).


Canadese lynx

Canadese lynx m (plural Canadese lynxen)

Lynx canadensis
Lynx canadensis#Translingual

the Canada lynx, Canadian lynx, Lynx canadensis


woestijnlynx

Leptailurus serval
Leptailurus serval#Translingual

Caracal caracal
Caracal caracal#Translingual


betaalmeester

(slightly dated) official in charge of payments, paymaster


altaardoek

altaardoek n (plural altaardoeken, diminutive altaardoekje n)

altaardoeken (plural)
altaardoekje (diminutive neuter)

altar cloth (piece of cloth covering an altar)


altaardoekje

Audio


altaardoekjes

Audio


altaarkleed

altaarkleed n (plural altaarkleden, diminutive altaarkleedje n)

altaarkleden (plural)
altaarkleedje (diminutive neuter)


stompneusaap

snub-nosed monkey, monkey of the genus Rhinopithecus


onderwaterzicht

underwater vision, usually referring to vision conditions due to water quality


partnerruil

Ze experimenteerden met partnerruil om hun relatie spannender te maken.

They experimented with partner exchange to spice up their relationship.

Partnerruil is niet voor iedereen, communicatie is essentieel.

Partner exchange is not for everyone; communication is essential.

Sommige stellen geloven dat partnerruil kan bijdragen aan een hechtere band.

Some couples believe that partner exchange can contribute to a closer bond.

partner exchange (temporarily exchanging one's sexual partner for another)


parkeerschijf

parkeerschijf f (plural parkeerschijven)


uitkijktoren

uitkijktoren m (plural uitkijktorens, diminutive uitkijktorentje n)

uitkijktorens (plural)
uitkijktorentje (diminutive neuter)

Vanaf de uitkijktoren hadden we een prachtig uitzicht over het hele park.

From the lookout tower, we had a wonderful view over the entire park.

De brandweer gebruikte de uitkijktoren om naar mogelijke brandhaarden te zoeken.

The fire department used the lookout tower to search for possible fire outbreaks.

In het midden van het bos staat een oud uitkijktorentje.

In the middle of the forest stands an old lookout tower.


uitkijktorentje

nl-noun-dim

uitkijktorentje n (plural uitkijktorentjes)


woudaap

nl-noun

woudaap m (plural woudapen, diminutive woudaapje n)

woudapen (plural)
woudaapje (diminutive neuter)
wouwaap (alternative)

Afrikaans: woudapie

Compound of woud + aap. Some have suggested that in this word aap is a variant of hop (“hoopoe”).

any of the small bitterns of the genera Ixobrychus and Dupetor

Ixobrychus minutus
Ixobrychus minutus#Translingual

(particularly) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)


thermiek

thermal column, thermal (rising warm airstream)


noordvaarder

noordvaarders (plural)
noordsvaarder (alternative)

(historical) a Dutch merchant ship that traded in wood, usually in Norway


huisbrand

huisbrand m (plural huisbranden, diminutive huisbrandje n)

huisbranden (plural)
huisbrandje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of huis + brand. Compare German Hausbrand.

De onderste veenlagen, meestal laagveen en overgangsveen, leveren huisbrand en aanmaakturf.

1947, Hendrik Jakob Keuning, Het Nederlandsche volk in zijn woongebied. Hoofdlijnen van een economische en sociale geografie van Nederland, page 426:

The lowest layers of peat, usually bog peat and transitional peat, provide domestic fuel and peat for lighting fires.

‘Hij en zijn moeder hebben zojuist het leven gelaten bij een huisbrand. […]’

‘He and his mother have just lost their lives in a residential fire. […] ’

(countable) residential fire, housefire (disastrous fire in a residence)


belastingfraude

belastingfraude f (plural belastingfraudes)

Hij werd gearresteerd op beschuldiging van belastingfraude.

He was arrested on charges of tax fraud.

Het vermijden van belastingfraude is essentieel voor een gezonde economie.

Avoiding tax evasion is essential for a healthy economy.

Belastingfraude is een ernstig misdrijf dat zware straffen kan opleveren.

Tax evasion is a serious offense that can result in severe penalties.


ralreiger

ralreiger m (plural ralreigers, diminutive ralreigertje n)

ralreigers (plural)
ralreigertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of ral (“rail (bird)”) + reiger (“heron”), calque of German Rallenreiher or less probably directly based on the scientific name (“rail-like little heron”). First attested in the 1850s.

com+

Ardeola ralloides
Ardeola ralloides#Translingual

(more broadly) Any of the herons of the genus Ardeola.


pardel

Panthera pardus
Panthera pardus#Translingual

(literary, now rare) panther, leopard (Panthera pardus)


appelschil

nl-noun

appelschil f (plural appelschillen, diminutive appelschilletje n)

appelschillen (plural)
appelschilletje (diminutive neuter)
appelschel (alternative obsolete)


appelschillen

Audio


appelschilletje

nl-noun-dim

appelschilletje n (plural appelschilletjes)


appelschel

nl-noun

appelschel f (plural appelschellen, diminutive appelschelletje n)

appelschellen (plural)
appelschelletje (diminutive neuter)


strijdtoneel

strijdtoneel n (plural strijdtonelen, diminutive strijdtoneeltje n)

strijdtonelen (plural)
strijdtoneeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: strydtoneel

→ West Frisian: striidtoaniel (calque)

Compound of strijd + toneel. First attested in the eighteenth century.

(also figurative) theater of war, theater of battle


psychoot

psychoot m (plural psychoten, diminutive psychootje n)

psychoten (plural)
psychootje (diminutive neuter)

First attested in the early twentieth century.

psychotic, a person afflicted with psychosis


dingwaarder

(historical) one who presided over a high court in Overijssel (then Oversticht) during the Ancien Régime


consternatie

Negerhollands: konsterneert

Borrowed from French consternation, from Latin cōnsternātiō. First attested in the seventeenth century.


puffertje

(Netherlands, informal) inhaler, puffer (medical inhalation device)


loodlijn

loodlijn f (plural loodlijnen, diminutive loodlijntje n)

loodlijnen (plural)
loodlijntje (diminutive neuter)


weghelft

weghelft f (plural weghelften, diminutive weghelftje n)

weghelften (plural)
weghelftje (diminutive neuter)

half/side of the road (part of the road with traffic going in one particular direction)


stopstreep

stopstreep f (plural stopstrepen, diminutive stopstreepje n)

stopstrepen (plural)
stopstreepje (diminutive neuter)


middenstreep

middenstreep f (plural middenstrepen, diminutive middenstreepje n)

middenstrepen (plural)
middenstreepje (diminutive neuter)

center line (line separating halves of a road)


middenberm

middenberm m (plural middenbermen, diminutive middenbermpje n)

middenbermen (plural)
middenbermpje (diminutive neuter)


hulst

Afrikaans: huls

From Middle Dutch huls, from Old Dutch *hulis, from Proto-West Germanic *hulis.

Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium#Translingual


enculturalisatie

Borrowed from English enculturalisation.


aandelenhandelaar

aandelenhandelaar m (plural aandelenhandelaren or aandelenhandelaars)

aandelenhandelaren (plural)
aandelenhandelaars (plural)

Compound of aandeel (“stock”) + -en- + handelaar (“trader, broker”).

compound

De aandelenhandelaar adviseerde zijn klanten bij het kopen en verkopen van aandelen.

The stockbroker advised his clients on buying and selling stocks.

De aandelenhandelaren volgen de ontwikkelingen op de beurs op de voet.

The stockbrokers closely monitor the developments in the stock market.

Hij werkt als aandelenhandelaar bij een groot investeringsbedrijf.

He works as a stockbroker at a major investment firm.


addergif

/ˈɑ.dərˌɣɪf/

Compound of adder (“viper”) + gif (“venom”).


aanmaning

nl-noun

aanmaning f (plural aanmaningen, diminutive aanmaninkje n)

aanmaningen (plural)
aanmaninkje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: aanmaning


afdracht

From afdragen, equivalent to af + dracht or afdragen (“to contribute”) + -t (“verbal noun”).


afhaalchinees

(chiefly Netherlands) Chinese takeaway (restaurant) (in practice usually a Chinese-Indonesian restaurant)


steekpalm

(obsolete) certain plants of the genus Ruscus


steekpalm

Buxus sempervirens
Buxus sempervirens#Translingual

European box, boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)


afschetsing

depiction, portrayal, in particular as a rough sketch


apologetiek

Borrowed from German Apologetik, ultimately from Latin apologētica.


tulpenboom

nl-noun

tulpenboom m (plural tulpenbomen, diminutive tulpenboompje n)

tulpenbomen (plural)
tulpenboompje (diminutive neuter)

(informal) magnolia, tree of the genus Magnolia

tulip tree, tree of the genus Liriodendron


aardvlo

Compound of aard (“earth”, alternative form of aarde) + vlo (“flea”).

compound

flea beetle of the genus Psylliodes, or more generally any beetle from the Chrysomeloidea


ijsbergsla

From ijsberg + sla, calque of English iceberg lettuce.

iceberg lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata)


badjuffrouw

nl-noun

badjuffrouw f (plural badjuffrouwen, diminutive badjuffrouwtje n, masculine badmeester)

badjuffrouwen (plural)
badjuffrouwtje (diminutive neuter)
badmeester (masculine)

Compound of bad (“bath, pool”) + juffrouw (“miss, young woman, instructor, teacher”).

compound

female pool lifeguard, often also serving as a swimming instructor


bergijs

Compound of berg (“mountain”) + ijs (“ice”).

mountain ice (ice on or from a mountain)


leefmilieu

living environment, environment in which someone or something lives


milieumisdrijf

nl-noun

milieumisdrijf n (plural milieumisdrijven)

environmental crime, crime related to harming or neglecting due care for the environment


gemeenteambtenaar

gemeenteambtenaar m (plural gemeenteambtenaren)

municipal official, municipal public servant


banketbakker

banketbakker m (plural banketbakkers, diminutive banketbakkertje n)

banketbakkers (plural)
banketbakkertje (diminutive neuter)

baker specialised in baker's confectionery


grijze dolfijn

grijze dolfijn m (plural grijze dolfijnen, diminutive grijs dolfijntje n)

grijze dolfijnen (plural)
grijs dolfijntje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “gray dolphin”, probably from the old scientific name Delphinus griseus.

Grampus griseus
Grampus griseus#Translingual


grijs dolfijntje

grijs dolfijntje n (plural grijze dolfijntjes)


gramper

Probably borrowed from English grampus + -er.


roodbaars

roodbaars m (plural roodbaarzen, diminutive roodbaarsje n)

roodbaarzen (plural)
roodbaarsje (diminutive neuter)

a rockfish, fish of the family Sebastidae, in particular of the genus Sebastes


vlokever

Compound of vlo (“flea”) + kever (“beetle”).


beeldelement

beeldelement n (plural beeldelementen, diminutive beeldelementje n)

beeldelementen (plural)
beeldelementje (diminutive neuter)

image element (compositional component of a visual composition)


staartman

staartmannen (plural)
Staartman (alternative)

Compound of staart + man, in reference to the House of Stuart.

(obsolete, historical, derogatory) Englishman


zeedahlia

zeedahlia f (plural zeedahlia's, diminutive zeedahliaatje n)

zeedahlia's (plural)
zeedahliaatje (diminutive neuter)


begeerlijkheid

begeerlijkheid f (plural begeerlijkheden)

Negerhollands: begeerlikheit

[bəˈɣɪːr.ləkˌɦɛi̯t]

From Middle Dutch begeerlicheit. Equivalent to begeerlijk + -heid.


trilaal

(obsolete, rare) synonym of sidderaal (“electric eel”)


beboeting

Audio


beboetingen

Audio


beenamputatie

Compound of been (“leg; bone”) + amputatie (“amputation”). First attested in the late 19th century.


amputatie

nl-noun

amputatie f (plural amputaties, diminutive amputatietje n)

amputaties (plural)
amputatietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: amputasie

→ Indonesian: amputasi

→ West Frisian: amputaasje

Borrowed from Middle French amputation, from Latin amputātiō. First attested in the sixteenth century.

amputation (surgical removal of a body part)


benedenbuurman

benedenbuurman m (plural benedenbuurmannen)

Compound of beneden (“below, downstairs”) + buurman (“male neighbour”).


benedenbuurvrouw

nl-noun

benedenbuurvrouw f (plural benedenbuurvrouwen)

Compound of beneden (“below, downstairs”) + buurvrouw (“female neighbour”).


belangeloosheid

From belangeloos + -heid. First attested in the 18th century.


vruchtbaarheidsgodin

nl-noun

vruchtbaarheidsgodin f (plural vruchtbaarheidsgodinnen, diminutive vruchtbaarheidsgodinnetje n, masculine vruchtbaarheidsgod)

vruchtbaarheidsgodinnen (plural)
vruchtbaarheidsgodinnetje (diminutive neuter)
vruchtbaarheidsgod (masculine)

Compound of vruchtbaarheid + -s- + godin. First attested in the late nineteenth century.


bermtoerist

roadside tourist (one who engages in recreation at the side of a road)


berkhaan

berkhaan m (plural berkhanen, feminine berkhen)

Lyrurus tetrix
Lyrurus tetrix#Translingual

Tetrao tetrix
Tetrao tetrix#Translingual

blackcock, heath cock, male of Lyrurus tetrix (syn. Tetrao tetrix)


Berlijner

Berlijner m (plural Berlijners, feminine Berlijnse)

Berlijners (plural)
Berlijnse (feminine)


mond-op-neusbeademing

mond-op-neusbeademing f (plural mond-op-neusbeademingen)

mouth-to-nose resuscitation
mouth-to-nose resuscitation

mouth-to-nose resuscitation, mouth-to-nose ventilation


zeebeer

zeebeer m (plural zeeberen, diminutive zeebeertje n)

zeeberen (plural)
zeebeertje (diminutive neuter)

fur seal, pinniped of the subfamily Arctocephalinae


oorrob

eared seal, otary; any member of the family Otariidae


arecanoot

arecanoten (plural)
arekanoot (alternative)


bezwangering

/bəˈzʋɑ.ŋəˌrɪŋ/

impregnation, the act of making someone pregnant


beverboom

beverboom m (plural beverbomen, diminutive beverboompje n)

beverbomen (plural)
beverboompje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bever (“beaver”) + boom (“tree”). 18th century.

magnolia, tree or shrub of the genus Magnolia


antisepticum

disinfectant, antiseptic (antiseptic agent)


ontsmettingsmiddel

ontsmettingsmiddel n (plural ontsmettingsmiddelen, diminutive ontsmettingsmiddeltje n)

ontsmettingsmiddelen (plural)
ontsmettingsmiddeltje (diminutive neuter)


kerststuk

kerststuk n (plural kerststukken, diminutive kerststukje n)

kerststukken (plural)
kerststukje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly diminutive) Christmas arrangement (ornamental plant arrangement with Christmas decorations, sometimes with a candle)


meerkeuzevraagje

nl-noun-dim

meerkeuzevraagje n (plural meerkeuzevraagjes)


carburateurtje

carburateurtje n (plural carburateurtjes)


zeesnoek

Compound of zee (“sea”) + snoek (“pike”).

Merluccius merluccius
Merluccius merluccius#Translingual

(obsolete) European hake, Merluccius merluccius

(dated) Used for certain other marine fish resembling the pike.


volkswil

From volks (“people”) + -s- + wil (“will, volition”), directly or ultimately a calque of French volonté générale. First attested around 1795.


het naadje van de kous

(idiomatic) all details of a subject matter


naatje

Probably from Naatje, a nickname of het Monument ter herinnering aan den Hollandse Volkswil, possibly influenced by naadje (“vulva, slit”), though Naatje was already in use as a (nick)name for women at the time. The statue was of poor quality.

Het is naatje dat ze nu al moeten vertrekken.

It sucks hard that they have to already leave now.

Dat nieuwe boek van die man is echt naatje.

(Netherlands, slang, only used as part of a predicate) something that is of poor quality or that is unpleasant; something that sucks


broedzorg

(ethology) parental care for offspring or eggs by animals


langeafstandswandelaar

nl-noun

langeafstandswandelaar m (plural langeafstandswandelaars)

Compound of lange afstand + -s- + wandelaar.

long-distance hiker, long-distance walker


zeeslak

zeeslak f (plural zeeslakken, diminutive zeeslakje n)

zeeslakken (plural)
zeeslakje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: seeslak

Compound of zee + slak. First attested in the sixteenth century.


longslak

longslak f (plural longslakken, diminutive longslakje n)

longslakken (plural)
longslakje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of long (“lung”) + slak (“slug, snail”). First attested in the nineteenth century.


boekenkennis

(chiefly derogatory) knowledge primarily based on reading about a subject rather than personal experience, book knowledge

knowledge about books, such as bibliography or bibliology


dienstmaagd

dienstmaagd f (plural dienstmaagden, diminutive dienstmaagdje n)

dienstmaagden (plural)
dienstmaagdje (diminutive neuter)


schoolreis

schoolreis f (plural schoolreizen, diminutive schoolreisje n)

schoolreizen (plural)
schoolreisje (diminutive neuter)

De kinderen zijn enthousiast over de aankomende schoolreis naar de dierentuin.

The children are excited about the upcoming school excursion to the zoo.

Tijdens de schoolreizen maken de leerlingen kennis met verschillende culturele bezienswaardigheden.

During the school trips, the students get acquainted with various cultural landmarks.

Het schoolreisje naar het pretpark was een groot succes.

The school trip to the amusement park was a great success.


snoepreis

snoepreis f (plural snoepreizen, diminutive snoepreisje n)

snoepreizen (plural)
snoepreisje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly diminutive) a junket, a pleasure trip

(chiefly diminutive, obsolete) an extramarital tryst


pretpakket

pretpakket n (plural pretpakketten, diminutive pretpakketje n)

pretpakketten (plural)
pretpakketje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pret (“fun”) + pakket (“package, boxset”).

compound

(Netherlands, derogatory) any curriculum in secondary education with no or relatively mathematics and science subjects; currently the nickname of the cultuur en maatschappij curriculum

a recreational boxset containing various items


kistrijder

Compound of kist (“chest, box”) + rijder (“driver, rider”), referring to the toolbox used by such pilots.

a motorcycle or quad participant in the Dakar Rally who participates in the "Original" class, without a support crew and doing all maintenance alone with a limited toolset


volksoploop

nl-noun

volksoploop m (plural volksoplopen, diminutive volksoploopje n)

volksoplopen (plural)
volksoploopje (diminutive neuter)

a more or less spontaneous mass gathering of people at a location, often in order to protest or with a riotous atmosphere


razeil

razeil n (plural razeilen or razeils, diminutive razeiltje n)

razeilen (plural)
razeils (plural)
razeiltje (diminutive neuter)

a rectangular sail that is rigged to a spar


handelsnatie

handelsnatie f (plural handelsnaties or handelsnatiën)

handelsnaties (plural)
handelsnatiën (plural)

Compound of handel + -s- + natie. First attested in nineteenth century nationalistic historiography.

trading nation (nation whose national income or national identity largely depends on trade)


microbiotoop

microbiotoop m (plural microbiotopen, diminutive microbiotoopje n)

microbiotopen (plural)
microbiotoopje (diminutive neuter)


boekmaag

Compound of boek (“book; omasum”) + maag (“stomach”). Named after the laminae (leaflets) in the omasum, compare German Buch, English bible, Swedish bladmage, German Kalender and English psalterium.


boekpens

Afrikaans: boepens

Compound of boek (“book; omasum”) + pens (“stomach”). Named after the laminae (leaflets) in the omasum. Cognate with Limburgish bookmaag.
Compare German Buch, Kalender, English bible, psalterium, Norwegian bladmage, Swedish bladmage, French feuillet, Russian книжка (knižka) and Polish księgi.

De boekpens onttrekt water en mineralen aan voedsel.

The omasum extracts water and minerals from food.

1807, Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, Natuurlyke historie van Holland, vol. 6, publ. P. H. Trap, page 162.
De derde maag … (bestaat) enkel en alleen uit bladen …, die als een boek of Psalmboek open en toeslaan. … (Zij) is de kleinste …, maar … de sterkste van vezelen en spieren, in een gedrongen, en als een dik digt gebonden boek, te regt boekpens genaamd…

The third stomach … (consists) solely out of leaves …, which open and close like a book or psalter. … (It) is the smallest [stomach] …, but … [contains] the strongest fibres and muscles in a squat organ, almost like a hefty book which has been bound shut, hence why it is rightly called the omasum…


koewachter

nl-noun

koewachter m (plural koewachters, diminutive koewachtertje n or koewachterken n)

koewachters (plural)
koewachtertje (diminutive neuter)
koewachterken (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch coewachter. Equivalent to koe (“cow, bovine”) + wachter (“guard”).

(Southern) cowherd; especially a boy herding cows off meadow

harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)


koewachtertje

Sylvia communis
Sylvia communis#Translingual

synonym of grasmus (“common whitethroat”) (Sylvia communis)


herdershond

herdershond m (plural herdershonden, diminutive herdershondje n)

herdershonden (plural)
herdershondje (diminutive neuter)

sheepdog (dog (breed) used for herding herds)


geitenherder

geitenherder m (plural geitenherders, diminutive geitenherdertje n)

geitenherders (plural)
geitenherdertje (diminutive neuter)

Buiten de bebouwde kom wordt gehoorbescherming sterk aanbevolen vanwege het gejodel van de eenzame geitenherders.

The use of hearing protection is strongly recommended outside developed areas because of the yodeling of the lonely goatherds.


schaapherder

schaapherder m (plural schaapherders, diminutive schaapherdertje n)

schaapherders (plural)
schaapherdertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch schaepherder. Equivalent to schaap + herder.


schaapherdertje

nl-noun-dim

schaapherdertje n (plural schaapherdertjes)


rivierdal

nl-noun

rivierdal n (plural rivierdalen, diminutive rivierdalletje n)

rivierdalen (plural)
rivierdalletje (diminutive neuter)


herdersstaf

herdersstaf f (plural herdersstaven, diminutive herdersstafje n)

herdersstaven (plural)
herdersstafje (diminutive neuter)
herderstaf (alternative)


rivierdalletje

nl-noun-dim

rivierdalletje n (plural rivierdalletjes)


rivierbedding

nl-noun

rivierbedding f (plural rivierbeddingen, diminutive rivierbeddinkje n)

rivierbeddingen (plural)
rivierbeddinkje (diminutive neuter)

From rivier (“river”) + bedding (“bed of a body of water”).


rivierbeddinkje

nl-noun-dim

rivierbeddinkje n (plural rivierbeddinkjes)


zielenherder

Compound of ziel (“soul”) + -en- + herder (“herdman, herder”).

compound

(chiefly Christianity) pastor; a reverend, minister, priest or cleric

(uncommon) pastor, someone who provides pastoral care


bebouwde kom

First attested as a fixed expression in the early nineteenth century, initially used in political and legal jargon about zoning.


stroombedding

nl-noun

stroombedding f (plural stroombeddingen, diminutive stroombeddinkje n)

stroombeddingen (plural)
stroombeddinkje (diminutive neuter)

From stroom (“stream”) + bedding (“bed”).


grootindustrieel

grootindustrieel m (plural grootindustriëlen)


klabak

klabak m (plural klabakken, diminutive klabakje n)

klabakken (plural)
klabakje (diminutive neuter)

Likely from Yiddish כּלבֿ (kelev, “damn dog, son of a bitch”) + Yiddish ־אַק (-ak).
First attested with its current meaning in 1884.

af

Yiddish <i class="Hebr mention" lang="yi">כּלבֿ</i> (kelev, “damn dog, son of a bitch”)

Yiddish <i class="Hebr mention" lang="yi">־אַק</i> (-ak)

(Netherlands, originally Bargoens, derogatory) cop, pig: synonym of politieagent (“police officer”)


industrialisatie

nl-noun

industrialisatie f (plural industrialisaties)

Afrikaans: industrialisasie

→ Indonesian: industrialisasi

Borrowed from French or English. Equivalent to industrialiseren + -atie.


kaassoufflé

kaassoufflé m (plural kaassoufflés, diminutive kaassouffleetje n)

kaassoufflés (plural)
kaassouffleetje (diminutive neuter)

a deep-fried snack made of cheese wrapped in a flat, rectangular or hemicircular envelope of puff pastry covered with breadcrumbs


kaassouffleetje

nl-noun-dim

kaassouffleetje n (plural kaassouffleetjes)


stethoscoop

nl-noun

stethoscoop m (plural stethoscopen, diminutive stethoscoopje n)

stethoscopen (plural)
stethoscoopje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: stetoskop

Borrowed from French stéthoscope. Equivalent to Ancient Greek στῆθος (stêthos) + -scoop.


bouwsel

bouwsel n (plural bouwsels, diminutive bouwseltje n)

bouwsels (plural)
bouwseltje (diminutive neuter)


muskushert

muskushert n (plural muskusherten, diminutive muskushertje n)

muskusherten (plural)
muskushertje (diminutive neuter)

a musk deer, a deer of the genus Moschus; but formerly also used of the mouse deer


kantjil

kantjils (plural)
kantjiel (alternative archaic)

Borrowed from Indonesian kancil, from Javanese kancil.

a mouse deer, a chevrotain, deer of the genus Tragulus, especially Tragulus kanchil (lesser mouse-deer)


kantjils

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dwerghert

dwerghert n (plural dwergherten, diminutive dwerghertje n)

dwergherten (plural)
dwerghertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + hert (“deer”).

chevrotain (deer of the family Tragulidae)


frikandel

frikandel f (plural frikandellen, diminutive frikandelletje n)

frikandellen (plural)
frikandelletje (diminutive neuter)

Petjo: frikadel, perkedel

desc

→ Caribbean Javanese: bergedhèl, bregedhèl, perkedhèl

→ Papiamentu: frèkèndèl, frekedèl

a deep-fried snack mainly containing ground meat and bread crumbs, to some degree resembling a sausage


frikandelletje

nl-noun-dim

frikandelletje n (plural frikandelletjes)


frikadel

nl-noun

frikadel f (plural frikadellen, diminutive frikadelletje n)

frikadellen (plural)
frikadelletje (diminutive neuter)
frikandel (alternative)

→ German: Frikadelle

→ Indonesian: perkedel

→ Papiamentu: frèkèdèl

Generally supposed to derive from an unattested variant of Middle French fricandeau.


gaffelhert

/ˈɣɑ.fəlˌɦɛrt/

Compound of gaffel (“small antler”) + hert (“deer”).

(hunting) a brocket; a two-year-old stag, with small antlers


vliegend hert

vliegend hert n (plural vliegende herten, diminutive vliegend hertje n)

vliegende herten (plural)
vliegend hertje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “flying deer”, due to its mandibles, which resemble a deer's antlers.

stag beetle, any beetle of the family Lucanidae

Lucanus cervus
Lucanus cervus#Translingual

(particularly) stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)


schijnhert

Compound of schijn (“(fake) appearance”) + hert (“deer”).

compound

telemetacarpal deer, deer of the subfamily Capreolinae


moerashert

Compound of moeras (“swamp, marsh”) + hert (“deer”).

com+

Blastocerus dichotomus
Wikispecies:Blastocerus dichotomus

Used of various other deer living in swamps.


spieshert

Compound of spies + hert. Perhaps from German Spießhirsch, but already mentioned by Kiliaan in the Etymologicum Teutonicae Linguae (1599), glossed as “sūbulō”.

(archaic) a brocket or male deer calf; a one- or two-year-old stag or buck with immature, hornlike antlers (definitions vary)


muildierhert

From muildier + hert, calque of English mule deer.

Odocoileus hemionus
Odocoileus hemionus#Translingual


lierhert

Compound of lier (“lyre”) + hert (“deer”).

Eld's deer, Cervus eldii (or Rucervus eldii or Panolia eldii)


waterree

Compound of water (“water”) + ree (“roe”).


poedoe

Borrowed from Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).


kariboe

Probably borrowed from English caribou, from Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu, from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa.


vullis

(dialectal, colloquial) scum, trash, riffraff