badjuf

Short for badjuffrouw. Equivalent to bad (“bath, pool”) + juf (“instructor, teacher, miss”).

compound

female pool lifeguard, often also serving as a swimming instructor


bakermoeder

bakermoeders (plural)
bakermoer (alternative obsolete)


bajesklant

nl-noun

bajesklant m (plural bajesklanten, diminutive bajesklantje n)

bajesklanten (plural)
bajesklantje (diminutive neuter)

Hij is een voormalige bajesklant die nu zijn leven probeert te veranderen.

He is a former prison inmate who is now trying to turn his life around.


badeend

badeend f (plural badeenden, diminutive badeendje n)

badeenden (plural)
badeendje (diminutive neuter)


andreaskruis

andreaskruis n (plural andreaskruisen or andreaskruizen, diminutive andreaskruisje n)

andreaskruisen (plural)
andreaskruizen (plural)
andreaskruisje (diminutive neuter)
Andreaskruis (alternative)
andrieskruis (alternative)

Saint Andrew's cross
Saint Andrew's cross


apenliefde

Compound of aap + -en- + liefde. Based on the incorrect notion that monkey parents often inadvertently hug their offspring to death out of love.

ill-conceived blind love that is detrimental to the recipient


komijnekaas

komijnekazen (plural)
konijne(n)kaas (alternative)

Afrikaans: komynekaas


horlogemaker

horlogemaker m (plural horlogemakers, feminine horlogemaakster)

horlogemakers (plural)
horlogemaakster (feminine)

→ Papiamentu: horlogiemaker (dated)


horlogemaakster

horlogemaakster f (plural horlogemaaksters, masculine horlogemaker)

horlogemaaksters (plural)
horlogemaker (masculine)


evenhoge

From Middle Dutch evenhoge. Equivalent to even + hoge.


belegeringstoren

belegeringstoren m (plural belegeringstorens)


mangeneel

mangenelen (plural)
manganeel (alternative archaic)

From Middle Dutch mangeneel, from Old French manganel, from Latin manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).


haam

From Middle Dutch hame, from Old Dutch *hamo, from Proto-West Germanic *hamō, from Proto-Germanic *hamô (“horse collar”).

horsecollar, collar for draught animals; made of wood or leather

Elke visser heeft een haam schuin voor zijn borst, een brede leren band, verbonden aan een eindje lijn met een simpele wartel.

1970, De levende natuur, volume 73, page 168:

(dated, rare) a type of fishing net with a handle


gareel

gareel n (plural garelen, diminutive gareeltje n)

garelen (plural)
gareeltje (diminutive neuter)
goreel (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Dutch goreel, from Old French gorel.


tennisbal

tennisbal m (plural tennisballen, diminutive tennisballetje n)

tennisballen (plural)
tennisballetje (diminutive neuter)


baleinen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


auspiciën

Ultimately from Latin auspicia, plural of auspicium.

Dit was eigenlijk geen gebouw, slechts een afgebakende plaats, begroeid met gras, en waar de Auguren — de vogelwichelaars — kwamen om de auspiciën te houden.

1949, Konstant Vangenechten, Het antieke Rome, page 66:

(historical) augury; (also) the omens from divination based on the behaviour of birds, practiced in Roman culture


vogelwichelarij

nl-noun

vogelwichelarij f (plural vogelwichelarijen)

Compound of vogel + wichelarij or from vogelwichelaar + -ij.


vogelwichelaar

vogelwichelaar m (plural vogelwichelaars)


aerostaat

aerostaten (plural)
aërostaat (alternative archaic)


allemansvriend

allemansvriend m (plural allemansvrienden, diminutive allemansvriendje n, feminine allemansvriendin)

allemansvrienden (plural)
allemansvriendje (diminutive neuter)
allemansvriendin (feminine)

Afrikaans: allemansvriend

everyone's friend (person who is friendly to everyone or seeks to please people indiscriminately)


allemansvriendje

nl-noun-dim

allemansvriendje n (plural allemansvriendjes)


allemansvriendin

nl-noun

allemansvriendin f (plural allemansvriendinnen, diminutive allemansvriendinnetje n, masculine allemansvriend)

allemansvriendinnen (plural)
allemansvriendinnetje (diminutive neuter)
allemansvriend (masculine)

(female) everyone's friend (woman who is friendly to everyone or seeks to please people indiscriminately)


eenarmige bandiet

eenarmige bandiet m (plural eenarmige bandieten)

Hij is thans de „hersens” van een netwerk van „fruitmachines” die gok-apparaten, die men hier „eenarmige bandieten” noemt.

1949 November 1, “New-York kiest volgende week zijn burgemeester. Gangster op de achtergrond van de stembus”, in Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant, volume 124, number 256, page 2:

Groot is het aantal protesten van kerkgenootschappen, vrouwenverenigingen en sociale organisaties die de staat ervan beschuldigen indirect schuldig te zijn aan het aan lager wal raken van mensen, die zich hebben verslingerd aan de eenarmige bandiet.

1961 October 28, “N.Z.-Wales heeft 'n ‘gokregering’”, in Het vrije volk: Vrij, page 2:

one-armed bandit (gambling machine operated by one lever)


eenarmige bandieten

eenarmige bandiet
eenarmige bandiet#Dutch


bandrecorder

bandrecorder m (plural bandrecorders, diminutive bandrecordertje n)

bandrecorders (plural)
bandrecordertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of band + recorder, from English tape recorder.


bandrecordertje

nl-noun-dim

bandrecordertje n (plural bandrecordertjes)


zeebanket

Compound of zee (“sea”) + banket (“banket”).


bariet

Borrowed from French barite, from New Latin baryta, from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs).

1804, Edme Jean Baptiste Bouillon LaGrange, Handboek van een zamenstel der scheikunde, abbr. tr. from French by J. S. Swaan, publ. by Cornel & Van Baalen, page 352.
De zelvſtandigheden, die haar onthouden zijn de koolſtofzuure Bariet, wettherit, zwavelzuure Bariet, zwaarſpaath, zwaaraartige rotzen.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


basisarts

(Netherlands) a medical doctor who has not (yet) completed specialised education


kepie

nl-noun

kepie m (plural kepies, diminutive kepietje n)

kepies (plural)
kepietje (diminutive neuter)


persoonsvorm

persoonsvorm f or m (plural persoonsvormen, diminutive persoonsvormpje n)

persoonsvormen (plural)
persoonsvormpje (diminutive neuter)


basgitaar

basgitaar f (plural basgitaren, diminutive basgitaartje n)

basgitaren (plural)
basgitaartje (diminutive neuter)


Koreaan

Koreaan m (plural Koreanen, feminine Koreaanse)

Korean (person from Korea, person of Korean descent)


keelzang

Compound of keel + zang. Perhaps a calque of English throat singing.


kunstlicht

kunstlicht n (plural kunstlichten, diminutive kunstlichtje n)

kunstlichten (plural)
kunstlichtje (diminutive neuter)


keelzanger

From keelzang + -er or keel + zanger. Perhaps a calque of English throat singer.


tonsillectomietje

nl-noun-dim

tonsillectomietje n (plural tonsillectomietjes)


gemeenschapspot

nl-noun

gemeenschapspot m (plural gemeenschapspotten, diminutive gemeenschapspotje n)

gemeenschapspotten (plural)
gemeenschapspotje (diminutive neuter)

From gemeenschap (“community”) + pot (“pot, fund”).


krachtmoment

→ Indonesian: momen gaya (calque)


massasprint

nl-noun

massasprint m (plural massasprints or massasprinten, diminutive massasprintje n)

massasprints (plural)
massasprinten (plural)
massasprintje (diminutive neuter)


kraanwater

Compound of kraan (“tap”) + water (“water”).


leidingwater

Compound of leiding (“duct, conduit”) + water (“water”).


geldkraan

nl-noun

geldkraan f (plural geldkranen, diminutive geldkraantje n)

geldkranen (plural)
geldkraantje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of geld + kraan. Perhaps a calque, compare English money tap.

(economics) money tap (metaphor for monetary stimulus by printing money)


suppoost

suppoost m (plural suppoosten, feminine suppooste)

suppoosten (plural)
suppooste (feminine)

From Middle Dutch suppoost, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French suppost, from Latin suppositus.

museum guard, attendant (in venues or public spaces)

(archaic) attendant, chaperone (in institutions)


lelijkheid

Afrikaans: lelikheid

From Middle Dutch leelijcheit. By surface analysis, lelijk + heid.

(countable) unpleasant behaviour or trait


symboliek

Borrowed from French symbolique. The sense “theological study of symbolism” comes from German Symbolik. Equivalent to symbool + -iek.

(dated) the theological study of symbolism


badmuts

badmuts f (plural badmutsen, diminutive badmutsje n)

badmutsen (plural)
badmutsje (diminutive neuter)


mutsje

→ Papiamentu: mushi

(archaic, historical) an archaic liquid measure


eiermuts

eiermuts f (plural eiermutsen, diminutive eiermutsje n)

eiermutsen (plural)
eiermutsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of eier (“egg”) + muts (“tuque, cap”). Probably coined during the First World War.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1917, Martine Wittop Koning, Warmte bewaren. Besparing van gas en brandstof bij spijsbereiding, W. Hilarius Wzn. (publ.), page 21. Daar hebben we b.v. […] natuurlijk ook tea-cosies, eiermutsjes en eiermandjes, waar bij een papiervulling in de plaats kan komen voor de thans vrij wel onbereikbare kapok; […]


theemuts

theemuts f (plural theemutsen, diminutive theemutsje n)

theemutsen (plural)
theemutsje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of thee (“tea”) + muts (“toque, brimless cap”).

compound

Den 23 Dec. jl. heeft zekere Ella Starck 18 jaren, wonende te Nijmegen, te 's Hertogenbosch door oplichting verkregen; […] 1 beige theemuts met blauw en goud bewerkt, niet afgewerkt; […]

1896 January 1, “Ontvreemde of vermiste voorwerpen”, in Haarlem's Dagblad, volume 13, number 3834, page 2:


plateauzool

Compound of plateau (“platform, plateau”) + zool (“sole”).

platform sole (very thick sole of a shoe)


winkelmand

nl-noun

winkelmand f (plural winkelmanden, diminutive winkelmandje n)

winkelmanden (plural)
winkelmandje (diminutive neuter)


harpij

Afrikaans: harpy

From Middle Dutch harpie, arpie, from Old French harpie, from Latin harpyia, from Ancient Greek ἅρπυια (hárpuia).

(Greek mythology) harpy (hybrid of a woman and a bird of prey)

Harpia harpyja
Harpia harpyja#Translingual

(derogatory) harpy, harridan (malicious or unpleasant woman)


gorgoon

gorgoon f (plural gorgonen, diminutive gorgoontje n)

gorgonen (plural)
gorgoontje (diminutive neuter)
Gorgoon (alternative)

From Middle Dutch gorgone, from Latin Gorgon, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ (Gorgṓ).

(Greek mythology) gorgon (female monster with snakes on her head)

gorgonian, sea fan, soft coral of the Alcyonacea


minderwaardigheidsgevoel

minderwaardigheidsgevoel n (plural minderwaardigheidsgevoelens)

desc

→ West Frisian: minderweardichheidsfielen (calque)

From minderwaardigheid + -s- + gevoel, probably a calque of German Minderwertigkeitsgefühl.

calque

sense of inferiority, feeling of inferiority


baccalaureaat

→ Indonesian: bakalaureat

(chiefly in the plural) bachelor student


beuzelpraat

nl-noun

beuzelpraat m (uncountable, diminutive beuzelpraatje n)


minderwaardigheid

From minderwaardig (“inferior”) + -heid (“ness”).


minderwaardigheidscomplex

nl-noun

minderwaardigheidscomplex n (plural minderwaardigheidscomplexen, diminutive minderwaardigheidscomplexje n)

minderwaardigheidscomplexen (plural)
minderwaardigheidscomplexje (diminutive neuter)


bijland

(dated, chiefly plural) territory, a subject region of lesser importance and with fewer rights


aardigheid

aardigheid f (plural aardigheden, diminutive aardigheidje n)

aardigheden (plural)
aardigheidje (diminutive neuter)

De organisatoren van de lezing hebben de spreker als aardigheidje nog een bos bloemen meegegeven.

The organisers of the lecture gave the speaker a bouquet of flowers as a small gift.


beemd

beemd m (plural beemden, diminutive beemdje n)

beemden (plural)
beemdje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch beemt, bempt (13th century). Cognate with Limburgish baandj, Ripuarian Bänd (both roughly “hayfield, wet meadow, floodplain”). Thought to be derived from an underlying Middle Dutch *banmade (“communal hayfield”), from ban (“jurisdiction”) + made (“meadow”), respectively from Proto-Germanic *bannaz and *mēdwō. The uncontracted form is possibly attested in the medieval placename Langobanomothe (also Langbanemente, Langebamet) near Xanten.

m+

1974, Thijs van Leer & Jan Akkerman, "Hamburger Concerto", Focus, Hamburger Concerto, quoting Vondel, "O, Kerstnacht schoner dan de dagen".
Hij tracht d' onnozelen te vernielen / Door het doden van onnozele zielen / En wekt een stad en landgeschrei / In Bethlehem en op den akker / En maakt den geest van Rachel wakker / Die waren gaat door beemd en wei

He tries to exterminate the innocent / by killing innocent souls / and rouses weeping in town and country / in Bethlehem and on the field / and awakens the ghost of Rachel / who begins to haunt through moor and pasture

low-lying pasture or meadow near water, e.g. a floodplain or a grassy polder


geheimschrift

nl-noun

geheimschrift n (plural geheimschriften)

(cryptography) a cipher, a ciphertext (means of encrypting; encrypted text)


bedelorde

bedelorde f (plural bedelorden or bedelordes)

Compound of bedelen (“to beg”) + orde (“order”).


auctie

→ Indonesian: auksi


badgeld

Compound of bad (“bath”) + geld (“money”).


congreszaal

congreszaal f (plural congreszalen, diminutive congreszaaltje n)

congreszalen (plural)
congreszaaltje (diminutive neuter)

/kɔŋˈɣrɛˌsaːl/


slaapzaal

slaapzaal f (plural slaapzalen, diminutive slaapzaaltje n)

slaapzalen (plural)
slaapzaaltje (diminutive neuter)

dormitory (room where multiple people can sleep)


deemoed

Negerhollands: demoed

Borrowed from German Demut or Low German [Term?].


wildwissel

/ˈʋɪltˌʋɪ.səl/

Compound of wild (“wildlife”) + wissel (“exchange, switch”).


postament

nl-noun

postament n (plural postamenten, diminutive postamentje n)

postamenten (plural)
postamentje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Latin postamentum. Possible intermediaries are French, German and Italian.


muuranker

muuranker n (plural muurankers, diminutive muurankertje n)

muurankers (plural)
muurankertje (diminutive neuter)

cramp iron, anchor plate, brace (metal plate connected to a wall)


antideeltje

From anti- + deeltje, probably a calque of English antiparticle.

D.w.z. protonen, neutronen en hun antideeltjes.

1939, Frederik Jozef Belinfante, “Samenvatting”, in Theory of Heavy Quanta, page 123, footnote:

That is to say protons, neutrons and their antiparticles.


plutocraat

plutocraten (plural)
plutokraat (alternative)

Perhaps borrowed from English plutocrat.


bijzettafel

bijzettafel f (plural bijzettafels, diminutive bijzettafeltje n)

bijzettafels (plural)
bijzettafeltje (diminutive neuter)


bijzettafeltje

nl-noun-dim

bijzettafeltje n (plural bijzettafeltjes)


spijkerbed

nl-noun

spijkerbed n (plural spijkerbedden, diminutive spijkerbedje n)

spijkerbedden (plural)
spijkerbedje (diminutive neuter)


plutocratie

→ Indonesian: plutokrasi

Borrowed from French ploutocratie, from Ancient Greek πλουτοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (ploutokrătĭ́ā).

der

πλουτοκρᾰτῐ́ᾱ


schuinkruis

nl-noun

schuinkruis n (plural schuinkruisen or schuinkruizen, diminutive schuinkruisje n)

schuinkruisen (plural)
schuinkruizen (plural)
schuinkruisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of schuin (“slanted, diagonal”) + kruis (“cross”).


beenmeel

(uncommon) alternative form of beendermeel


ronzebons

Petjo: ronsebons

From ronzebonzen. First mentioned in the 1790s in the title Vrolijke Frans met zijn Ronzebons.

(historical) a band of native Indonesians playing European-style music


behangpapier

nl-noun

behangpapier n (plural behangpapieren, diminutive behangpapiertje n)

behangpapieren (plural)
behangpapiertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of behangen (“to wallpaper, to behang”) + papier (“paper”).

compound

wallpaper (decorative paper to hang on walls)


beïnvloeding

influencing (act or process of exerting influence)


bejaardentehuis

nl-noun

bejaardentehuis n (plural bejaardentehuizen)


beklemrecht

(historical) inheritable right of use of agricultural ground that one doesn't own, in exchange for rent paid to the owner


belangrijkheid

belangrijkheid f (plural belangrijkheden)

/bəˈlɑŋ.rɛi̯kˌɦɛi̯t/


tuinwal

tuinwal m (plural tuinwallen, diminutive tuinwalletje n)

tuinwallen (plural)
tuinwalletje (diminutive neuter)
tuunwal (alternative dialectal)

Compound of tuin (“fence, hedge; garden”) + wal (“wall”).


voortouw

a rope attached to the front side of an object


stinkbom

nl-noun

stinkbom f (plural stinkbommen, diminutive stinkbommetje n)

stinkbommen (plural)
stinkbommetje (diminutive neuter)


korenhalm

korenhalm m (plural korenhalmen, diminutive korenhalmpje n)

korenhalmen (plural)
korenhalmpje (diminutive neuter)


duikschool

duikschool f (plural duikscholen, diminutive duikschooltje n)

duikscholen (plural)
duikschooltje (diminutive neuter)


kruipbrem

creeping broom, hairy greenweed (Genista pilosa)


ginst

From Middle Dutch genst, from Old French geneste, from Latin genista. Cognate with German Ginster.

Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus#Translingual

(dated) broom, several plants of the subfamily Faboideae, particularly those (formerly) belonging to the genus Genista


overlijdensakte

overlijdensakte f (plural overlijdensakten or overlijdensaktes)

overlijdensakten (plural)
overlijdensaktes (plural)
overlijdensacte (alternative)


judaskus

Compound of Judas + kus. After Judas's kiss in Mark 14,45 and parallels. The same metaphor is used in several other European languages.

2007, Maite Carranza, De ijswoestijn, tr. by E. Veenings (Spanish title El desierto de hielo), The War of the Witches series vol. 2, Signature (publ.).
Ze liep de bioscoop in zonder Selene een kus te geven, want dat zou een judaskus zijn geweest.

She enters the cinema without giving Selene a kiss, because that would have been a Judas kiss.

2008, Val McDermid, Het profiel, tr. by Sophie Brinkman (English title The Wire In The Blood), Tony Hill series vol. 2, Sijthoff (publ.).
Alle vooruitgang die hij in het afgelopen jaar had gemaakt werd plotseling ongedaan gemaakt, en weer rook hij de geur van zweet en bloed, voelde zijn glibberige handen, hoorde de schreeuwen die uit zijn eigen keel werden losgescheurd en proefde de judaskus.

All the progress that he had made in the past year was suddenly undone and again he smelt the smell of sweat and blood, felt his slippery hand, heard the screams that were being torn out of his own throat and tasted the Judas kiss.

Judas kiss (treacherous or ingenuine act done under the pretense of kindness)


stinkdas

Compound of stinken (“to stink”) + das (“badger”).

a stink badger, mephitine of the genus Mydaus


benedictijn

From Middle Dutch benedictijn, from Latin benedictīnus (possibly via Old or Middle French). Equivalent to Benedictus + -ijn.


bemiddelaar

bemiddelaar m (plural bemiddelaars, feminine bemiddelares)

bemiddelaars (plural)
bemiddelares (feminine)


bergfort

bergfort n (plural bergforten, diminutive bergfortje n)

bergforten (plural)
bergfortje (diminutive neuter)


bepalingaankondigende voornaamwoorden

plural of bepalingaankondigend voornaamwoord


slaaplied

slaaplied n (plural slaapliederen, diminutive slaapliedje n)

slaapliederen (plural)
slaapliedje (diminutive neuter)


wiegelied

wiegelied n (plural wiegeliederen, diminutive wiegeliedje n)

wiegeliederen (plural)
wiegeliedje (diminutive neuter)
wiegenlied (alternative colloquial)


wiegenlied

wiegenlied n (plural wiegenliederen, diminutive wiegenliedje n)

wiegenliederen (plural)
wiegenliedje (diminutive neuter)


monsterverbond

monsterverbond n (plural monsterverbonden)

Compound of monster (“monster”) + verbond (“alliance, union”).

compound

an alliance or other form of cooperation between opponents to take on a common enemy, an unholy alliance


doperse

dopersen (plural)
doopers (alternative obsolete)
doopersch (alternative obsolete)
dopersch (alternative obsolete)


wederdoper

From wederdopen (“to rebaptise”) + -er or weder (“again”) + dopen (“to baptise”) + -er.


mediageilheid

Compound of media (“media”) + geilheid (“horniness”). Equivalent to mediageil + -heid.

compound

(derogatory) eagerness to appear in the media


geilheid

/ˈɣɛi̯l.ɦɛi̯t/

geylheyd (alternative)
geylheid (alternative)
geilheyd (alternative)


geilneef

Compound of geil + neef, coined by Dutch comedians Van Kooten & De Bie in the 1970s.

coinage

1988 May 19, Peter van Brummelen, "Een genie mag moralistisch zijn", Het Parool, katern Kunst, page 4.
Zoals gebruikelijk plaats Prince zijn toehoorders voortdurend van het ene op het andere been door dan weer eens als ontembare geilneef op de proppen te komen, dan weer als de godvrezende jongeman.


moffenhoer

nl-noun

moffenhoer f (plural moffenhoeren, diminutive moffenhoertje n)

moffenhoeren (plural)
moffenhoertje (diminutive neuter)

(historical, derogatory) a woman who had a romantic relation with a German soldier during World War II, who were subject to vigilantism, in particular forced head shaving, after the war


trommelremmetje

nl-noun-dim

trommelremmetje n (plural trommelremmetjes)


remtrommel

nl-noun

remtrommel m or f (plural remtrommels, diminutive remtrommeltje n)

remtrommels (plural)
remtrommeltje (diminutive neuter)


beroving

berovingen (plural)
berooving (alternative obsolete)


kornuit

kornuit m (plural kornuiten, diminutive kornuitje n)

kornuiten (plural)
kornuitje (diminutive neuter)
cornuyt (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: kornuit

Negerhollands: kontri

→ West Frisian: kornút

From Middle Dutch cornuut, from Old French cornut, from Latin cornūtus.


molton

a cloth of this fabric placed on top of mattresses to absorb moisture


lapmiddel

lapmiddel n (plural lapmiddelen, diminutive lapmiddeltje n)

lapmiddelen (plural)
lapmiddeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of lappen (“to patch up”) + middel (“means, cure, chemical agent”).


redmiddel

nl-noun

redmiddel n (plural redmiddelen, diminutive redmiddeltje n)

redmiddelen (plural)
redmiddeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afschot werd gezien als een laatste redmiddel.

a means of rescuing, saving or solving something; a solution


tijdverdrijf

tijdverdrijf n (plural tijdverdrijven, diminutive tijdverdrijfje n)

tijdverdrijven (plural)
tijdverdrijfje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tydverdryf

From Middle Dutch tijtverdrijf. Equivalent to tijd + verdrijf.


tijdverdrijfje

nl-noun-dim

tijdverdrijfje n (plural tijdverdrijfjes)


drukfout

nl-noun

drukfout f (plural drukfouten, diminutive drukfoutje n)

drukfouten (plural)
drukfoutje (diminutive neuter)


drukfeil

drukfeil f (plural drukfeilen, diminutive drukfeiltje n)

drukfeilen (plural)
drukfeiltje (diminutive neuter)


hermeneutiek

Borrowed from German Hermeneutik, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐρμηνευτικός (ermēneutikós). Equivalent to hermeneut + -iek.

der

ἐρμηνευτικός


exegeet

nl-noun

exegeet m (plural exegeten, feminine exegete)

Borrowed from German Exeget or French exégète, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs).


poepgat

poepgat n (plural poepgaten, diminutive poepgaatje n)

poepgaten (plural)
poepgaatje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of poepen (“to shit, to poo”) + gat (“hole”).


kacheloven

nl-noun

kacheloven m (plural kachelovens, diminutive kacheloventje n)

kachelovens (plural)
kacheloventje (diminutive neuter)
kagcheloven (alternative)


leukerd

joker, wiseguy, japester (frequently used ironically)


strandlopertje

nl-noun-dim

strandlopertje n (plural strandlopertjes)


krokusvakantie

nl-noun

krokusvakantie f (plural krokusvakanties)

a week-long school holiday held in February or March; spring break (mostly for children at primary and secondary schools, so lacking the more adult connotations that spring break has in the US)


hermelijnkoorts

Compound of hermelijn (“stoat, ermine”) + koorts (“fever”), referring to the ermine that royals often wore in the past. Reportedly coined by Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, according to Thijs Booy.

compound

(Netherlands, derogatory) fawning servility towards a monarch

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
nl:Thijs Booy


ampliatie

nl-noun

ampliatie f (plural ampliaties or ampliatiën)

Borrowed from Latin ampliātiō. Equivalent to ampliëren + -atie.

(historical, dated) expansion, addition, especially of a law or provision


waardvogel

a host bird, a bird that is the host of a brood parasite


donderkloot

From Middle Dutch donreclôot. Equivalent to donder + kloot.

(obsolete) a large metal or stone cannon ball

(obsolete) a lightning bolt, often pictured as a small, solid projectile


belanghebber

/bəˈlɑŋˌɦɛ.bər/

stakeholder, someone who has an interest (stake) in something


rendiergewei

rendiergewei n (plural rendiergeweien, diminutive rendiergeweitje n)

rendiergeweien (plural)
rendiergeweitje (diminutive neuter)
rendierengewei (alternative uncommon)

a pair of reindeer antlers; a reindeer antler


dominicaan

(Roman Catholicism) Dominican (member of the Dominican order)


Dominicaan

Dominicaan m (plural Dominicanen, feminine Dominicaanse)

Dominicanen (plural)
Dominicaanse (feminine)

Dominican (person from the Dominican Republic)


saletjonker

saletjonker m (plural saletjonkers, diminutive saletjonkertje n)

saletjonkers (plural)
saletjonkertje (diminutive neuter)

(historical) an eighteenth or nineteenth century dandy from the upper classes, typically with a law degree; a petit maître


saletjonkertje

nl-noun-dim

saletjonkertje n (plural saletjonkertjes)


pterosaurus

pterosaur, member of the order Pterosauria


binnenbeul

Compound of binnen (“inside”) + beul (“executioner, torturer”).

compound

1782, William Shakespeare, "Hendrik de Vierde" ("Henry IV, Part 2"), in William Shakespear's tooneelspelen, publ. by Albrehct Borchers, page 326.
Gy schurftige uitgehongerde binnenbeul!

1841, A. de Ribe, Doreslaar, of Achttien jaren later, vol. 1, publ. by G. Portielje, page 137. Een der knechts van den cipier, die meermalen het ambt van binnenbeul verrigtte, gaf ieder der arme boeren, ter halver lijf ontkleed en aan den daartoe bestemden paal in de pijnkamer opgeheschen, eene duchtige geeseling, […]

Het eerste ligt voor de hand: dat Huyghens zijn binnenbeul had gehandhaafd ondanks het feit dat deze bekend stond als homo, moet hem in ernstige verlegenheid hebben gebracht.

1998, Ton Jongenelen, “De waarneming als constructie. Sodomie en rechtsvervolging in Amsterdam in de achttiende eeuw”, in Mededelingen van de Stichting Jacob Campo Weyerman, volume 21, page 39:

(obsolete, historical) tormentor, one who tortures people in dungeons


dichtader

nl-noun

dichtader f (plural dichtaderen or dichtaders, diminutive dichtadertje n)

dichtaderen (plural)
dichtaders (plural)
dichtadertje (diminutive neuter)

a fictional vein that functions as source of poetic inspiration


stoeprand

stoeprand m (plural stoepranden, diminutive stoeprandje n)

stoepranden (plural)
stoeprandje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stoep (“pavement, sidewalk”) + rand (“rim, edge”).


stoepier

someone employed to stand near the entrance of a venue or attraction in order to entice people to enter


scheerkwast

nl-noun

scheerkwast m (plural scheerkwasten, diminutive scheerkwastje n)

scheerkwasten (plural)
scheerkwastje (diminutive neuter)


opiumschuiver

opiumschuiver m (plural opiumschuivers, diminutive opiumschuivertje n)

opiumschuivers (plural)
opiumschuivertje (diminutive neuter)


oorlogsschatting

oorlogsschatting f (plural oorlogsschattingen)

oorlogsschattingen (plural)
oorlogschatting (alternative)

a tribute or reparations imposed on the loser of a war or battle


buitenbeugel

Compound of buiten (“outside”) + beugel (“braces”).


bevriezing

freezing, frost (act or process of freezing)


oorlam

oorlam n or m (plural oorlammen, diminutive oorlammetje n)

oorlammen (plural)
oorlammetje (diminutive neuter)
orang lama (alternative)
orlam (alternative)

Contraction of orang lama, borrowed from Malay orang lama, from orang lama datang.

(chiefly nautical) an alcoholic draught, usually jenever

(obsolete) a long-time resident in the Dutch East Indies


spreekstalmeester

spreekstalmeester m (plural spreekstalmeesters)

De spreekstalmeester kondigde de verschillende acts aan tijdens de circusvoorstelling.

The ringmaster introduced the various acts during the circus performance.

De rol van de spreekstalmeester is om het publiek te vermaken en de verschillende nummers aan elkaar te praten.

The role of the ringmaster is to entertain the audience and link the various acts together with his announcements.

De enthousiaste stem van de spreekstalmeester vulde de circustent terwijl hij de artiesten aankondigde.

The enthusiastic voice of the ringmaster filled the circus tent as he introduced the performers.

Tijdens de circusvoorstelling was de spreekstalmeester de centrale figuur die de show aan elkaar praatte.

During the circus performance, the ringmaster was the central figure who connected the show together with his announcements.

De spreekstalmeester verwelkomde het publiek en zorgde voor een vrolijke en levendige sfeer in het circus.

The ringmaster welcomed the audience and created a cheerful and lively atmosphere in the circus.


stalmeester

From Middle Dutch stalmêester. Equivalent to stal + meester.


marmoleum

Overal werden nieuwe vloeren gelegd, hetzij tegels, hetzij parket, hetzij marmoleum, een nieuw procédé van de Ned. Linoleumfabriek Krommenie.

1931 February 26, “Commercieele mededeelingen ten aanzien van adverteerders”, in Limburger Koerier, part 1, page 13:


ransuil

ransuil m or f (plural ransuilen, diminutive ransuiltje n)

ransuilen (plural)
ransuiltje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch ransule, from ranse, of uncertain origin but referring to a type of medieval headdress worn by women (compare Middle Low German ranse, ranse, rantse referring to the same) and ule (“owl”), whence modern Dutch uil.


klimvoet

a type of bird foot adapted to climbing, with two toes oriented backwards and two oriented forwards


invalkracht

substitute (employee temporarily substituting for someone else, especially in education or care)


klinkdicht

klinkdicht n (plural klinkdichten, diminutive klinkdichtje n)

klinkdichten (plural)
klinkdichtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of klinken (“to sound”) + dicht (“poem”). A purism coined in Den Nederduytschen Helicon, based on the derivation of sonnet from Latin sonus.

sonnet (poem consisting of an octave and a sextet)


velduil

velduil m or f (plural velduilen, diminutive velduiltje n)

velduilen (plural)
velduiltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of veld (“field”) + uil (“owl”).

Asio flammeus
Asio flammeus#Translingual


schuivuit

(now rare) an owl, especially an eagle owl or horned owl


zetsel

zetsel n (plural zetsels, diminutive zetseltje n)

zetsels (plural)
zetseltje (diminutive neuter)


bewindsvrouw

bewindsvrouw f (plural bewindsvrouwen, masculine bewindsman)

bewindsvrouwen (plural)
bewindsman (masculine)

female minister (senior or junior) or secretary of state


Uitvoerend Bewind

Literally, “executive regime” or “executive government”.

lit

(historical) the executive of the Batavian Republic from 1798 until 1801


gelijkstaat

(historical) legal equality, legal emancipation


gelijkberechtiging

/ɣəˈlɛi̯k.bəˌrɛx.tə.ɣɪŋ/

Compound of gelijk + berechtigen + -ing.


gelijkstelling

/ɣəˈlɛi̯kˌstɛ.lɪŋ/


agentuur

Borrowed from German Agentur. Equivalent to agent + -uur.


convooi

(chiefly plural, historical) originally an import duty, later also levied on exports


lokroep

nl-noun

lokroep m (plural lokroepen, diminutive lokroepje n)

lokroepen (plural)
lokroepje (diminutive neuter)

(figurative) a lure, something that allures


pastorie

pastorie f (plural pastorieën, diminutive pastorietje n)

pastorieën (plural)
pastorietje (diminutive neuter)
pastorij (alternative Belgium)

→ Papiamentu: pastorí

(Christianity) parish house, parsonage, rectory, manse


weerhaak

weerhaak m (plural weerhaken, diminutive weerhaakje n)

weerhaken (plural)
weerhaakje (diminutive neuter)
wederhaak (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Dutch wederhāke. Equivalent to weer + haak.

barb, fluke (protruding point or hook in stingers or metal weapons or tools)


nadorst

thirst caused by (excessive) alcohol consumption, especially in combination with a hangover


sterallure

(chiefly plural, derogatory) the pretentiousness of a celebrity


kariatide

kariatiden (plural)
cariatide (alternative)
caryatide (alternative)
karyatide (alternative)

Borrowed from French caryatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides).


expeditiekantoor

expeditiekantoor n (plural expeditiekantoren, diminutive expeditiekantoortje n)

expeditiekantoren (plural)
expeditiekantoortje (diminutive neuter)


bijvorm

(linguistics) a less common or subordinate variant, a byform


bandrekel

Compound of band (“collar, leash”) + rekel (“male dog”).

com

(dated) a chained or leashed male dog (often connoting ferociousness)


dijkage

dijkages (plural)
dijkagie (alternative obsolete)

/ˌdɛi̯ˈkaː.ʒə/

From Middle Dutch dijcage. Equivalent to dijk + -age.

the construction or maintenance of dykes

a collection of dykes, especially a network of dykes

(dated) a tract of land claimed or protected by dykes; a collection of polders


kinderfeest

nl-noun

kinderfeest n (plural kinderfeesten, diminutive kinderfeestje n)

kinderfeesten (plural)
kinderfeestje (diminutive neuter)

Sinterklaas is een bekend Nederlands kinderfeest.

Sinterklaas is a well-known Dutch holiday for children.

any party or holiday celebrated primarily by children

Ik word morgen negen, kom je ook naar mijn kinderfeestje?

I'm turning nine tomorrow, are you coming to my birthday party too?

(specifically, usually in the diminutive) a child's birthday party


tijken

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


beeldenstormer

nl-noun

beeldenstormer m (plural beeldenstormers)

iconoclast (one who destroys statues and images)

(figurative) iconoclast (controversial person)


beeldschrift

Compound of beeld (“image, picture”) + schrift (“script”).


alruin

(rare, literary) a mandragora sprite, supposed to be the root of the mandrake plant


oomzegger

nl-noun

oomzegger m (plural oomzeggers, feminine oomzegster)

oomzeggers (plural)
oomzegster (feminine)

nephew, especially in relation to an uncle


oomzegster

oomzegster f (plural oomzegsters, masculine oomzegger)

oomzegsters (plural)
oomzegger (masculine)

niece, especially in relation to an uncle


tantezegger

tantezegger m (plural tantezeggers, feminine tantezegster)

tantezeggers (plural)
tantezegster (feminine)

nephew, especially in relation to an aunt


tantezegster

tantezegster f (plural tantezegsters, masculine tantezegger)

tantezegsters (plural)
tantezegger (masculine)

niece, especially in relation to an aunt


lijfknecht

lijfknecht m (plural lijfknechten, diminutive lijfknechtje n)

lijfknechten (plural)
lijfknechtje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: lyfkneg

Compound of lijf (“body”) + knecht (“servant”).

attendant, personal servant; especially a lackey or butler


schootsafstand

schootsafstand m (plural schootsafstanden)

shooting distance (distance from which one shoots or is able to shoot)


strekdam

strekdam m (plural strekdammen, diminutive strekdammetje n)

strekdammen (plural)
strekdammetje (diminutive neuter)

a dam constructed to be (partially or approximately) parallel to the bank, shore and/or water current, to prevent erosion


bindrijs

twigs braided together to be used as a fastener


binnenschans

(obsolete) an interior sconce or other fortification (as opposed to more outlying defence works)


binnenkoorts

binnenkoorts f (plural binnenkoortsen, diminutive binnenkoortsje n)

binnenkoortsen (plural)
binnenkoortsje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: bennekoorts

a persistent, often particularly debilitating, fever


chaostheorie

Compound of chaos + theorie. Calque of English chaos theory.


bewijsmiddel

a means of proving or demonstrating something


bezinning

Tijdens mijn vakantie in de bergen, had ik veel momenten van bezinning en innerlijke rust.

During my vacation in the mountains, I had many moments of contemplation and inner peace.


strafwerk

→ Papiamentu: strafwèrk

(education) school assignment(s) given as a punishment, imposition


jachtvalk

jachtvalk f (plural jachtvalken, diminutive jachtvalkje n)

jachtvalken (plural)
jachtvalkje (diminutive neuter)


valkenjacht

a hunt or the practice of hunting by means of falcons; falconry


jachtvliegtuig

jachtvliegtuig n (plural jachtvliegtuigen, diminutive jachtvliegtuigje n)

jachtvliegtuigen (plural)
jachtvliegtuigje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of jacht + vliegtuig. Compare German Jagdflugzeug.

fighter plane (fast military combat plane)


jachtvliegtuigje

nl-noun-dim

jachtvliegtuigje n (plural jachtvliegtuigjes)


bombardementsvliegtuig

nl-noun

bombardementsvliegtuig n (plural bombardementsvliegtuigen)

Compound of bombardement + -s- + vliegtuig.


bombardementje

nl-noun-dim

bombardementje n (plural bombardementjes)


astronautiek

Borrowed from French astronautique. Predates astronaut by more than two decades.

1928 February 4, "Een „astronautiek”-prijs", Algemeen Handelsblad, evening edition, part 2, page 5.
De beide uitvinders stellen elk jaar vijfduizend francs beschikbaar voor dengene die door zijn onderzoekingen het probleem van de „astronautiek”, het reizen naar en tusschen andere hemellichamen, dichter bij zijn oplossing brengt!


luchtgastvrouw

nl-noun

luchtgastvrouw f (plural luchtgastvrouwen)

From lucht + gastvrouw, calque of English air hostess.

(dated, Netherlands) air hostess, stewardess (female flight attendant)


gedoogbeleid

a policy of not enforcing laws prohibiting an illegal activity without legalising or decriminalising it


verkeersvliegtuig

verkeersvliegtuig n (plural verkeersvliegtuigen, diminutive verkeersvliegtuigje n)

verkeersvliegtuigen (plural)
verkeersvliegtuigje (diminutive neuter)


hofmeesteres

hofmeesteres f (plural hofmeesteressen, masculine hofmeester)

hofmeesteressen (plural)
hofmeester (masculine)

(dated) stewardess, female flight attendant


kunstvlieg

kunstvlieg f (plural kunstvliegen, diminutive kunstvliegje n)

kunstvliegen (plural)
kunstvliegje (diminutive neuter)

From kunst- (“artificial”) + vlieg (“fly”).

(fishing) fly (fishing lure resembling a bug)


kunstvliegen

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vliegbereik

Compound of vliegen (“to fly”) + bereik (“range, gamut”).

compound

flight radius (range to where one can fly without stops)


stromingsleer

Compound of stroming (“current, stream”) + -s- + leer (“doctrine, discipline”).

(physics) fluid mechanics, hydraulics and pneumatics


rolroer

Compound of rollen (“to roll”) + roer (“rudder”).


actieradius

nl-noun

actieradius m (plural actieradii or actieradiussen)

actieradii (plural)
actieradiussen (plural)

radius of action (radius or range in which something operate, or where a vehicle, vessel or aircraft can reach)


ankermast

Probably borrowed from German Ankermast. Equivalent to anker + mast.

mooring mast (docking station for an airship)


molenvliegtuig

molenvliegtuig n (plural molenvliegtuigen)

Compound of molen (“mill”) + vliegtuig (“airplane, aeroplane”).


automatische piloot

nl-noun

automatische piloot m (plural automatische piloten)


automatische piloten

automatische piloot
automatische piloot#Dutch


luchtzak

luchtzak m (plural luchtzakken, diminutive luchtzakje n)

luchtzakken (plural)
luchtzakje (diminutive neuter)


biplaan

(dated, uncommon) alternative form of biplan


eendvliegtuig

eendvliegtuig n (plural eendvliegtuigen)


dwarrelvlucht

dwarrelvlucht f (plural dwarrelvluchten)


hakenkruis

hakenkruis n (plural hakenkruizen or hakenkruisen, diminutive hakenkruisje n)

hakenkruizen (plural)
hakenkruisen (plural)
hakenkruisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: hakekruis

From haak (“hook”) + -en- + kruis (“cross”), a calque of German Hakenkreuz. The use of the interfix -en- is directly influenced by the German word; other compounds with haak do not use it.


stuurknuppel

stuurknuppel m (plural stuurknuppels, diminutive stuurknuppeltje n)

stuurknuppels (plural)
stuurknuppeltje (diminutive neuter)


pugilisme

Probably borrowed from English pugilism.


stuurkuip

(aviation, nautical, automotive) an open bridge or cockpit of a boat or aircraft; an open front section of a car

a small fairing protecting the headlight and the handlebar of a motorbike


zweeftrein

a levitating train, in particular a maglev


vliegpark

Compound of vliegen (“to fly”) + park (“park”).

(now historical) airbase, military airport


vernieler

(archaic, military, nautical) a destroyer (fast combat ship)


vliegtuigmoederschip

vliegtuigmoederschip n (plural vliegtuigmoederschepen)

vliegtuigmoederschepen (plural)
vliegtuig-moederschip (alternative dated)

From vliegtuig + moederschip, calque of German Flugzeugmutterschiff.

seaplane carrier (seaplane tender with facilities for launching and hoisting seaplanes)


vleugeltip

vleugeltip m (plural vleugeltips or vleugeltippen, diminutive vleugeltipje n)

vleugeltips (plural)
vleugeltippen (plural)
vleugeltipje (diminutive neuter)

wing tip (extremity of an animal's or aeroplane's wing)


vergasser

Borrowed from German Vergasser. Equivalent to vergassen + -er.

(dated) gas burner of a lamp or heating device


tekentang

tekentang f (plural tekentangen, diminutive tekentangetje n)

tekentangen (plural)
tekentangetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of teek (“tick”) + -en- + tang (“pair of tongs, pair of pliers”).


tekenpincet

nl-noun

tekenpincet n (plural tekenpincetten or tekenpincets)

tekenpincetten (plural)
tekenpincets (plural)

Compound of teek (“tick”) + -en- + pincet (“pair of tweezers”).


monoplaan

nl-noun

monoplaan f (plural monoplanen or monoplaans)


driedekker

driedekker m (plural driedekkers, diminutive driedekkertje n)

driedekkers (plural)
driedekkertje (diminutive neuter)

(nautical) three-decker (three-decked warship)


anderhalfdekker

anderhalfdekker m (plural anderhalfdekkers)


sesquiplan

sesquiplans (plural)
sesquiplaan (alternative dated rare)


proefstand

From proeven (“to test”) + stand, calque of German Prüfstand.


spierkrachtvliegtuig

spierkrachtvliegtuig n (plural spierkrachtvliegtuigen)

From spierkracht (“muscle power”) + vliegtuig (“aeroplane, airplane”), calque of German Muskelkraftflugzeug.

compound

(now historical) human-powered aeroplane


tuniek

nl-noun

tuniek f (plural tunieken, diminutive tuniekje n)

tunieken (plural)
tuniekje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica.

a long women's overgarment similar to a long shirt or sweater or a short dress

a short overgarment, often one worn as part of a uniform


rioolkrant

rioolkrant f (plural rioolkranten, diminutive rioolkrantje n)

rioolkranten (plural)
rioolkrantje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of riool (“sewer(s)”) + krant (“newspaper”). Compare riooljournalistiek.

compound

Het wetenschapsnieuws in de rioolkrant beperkte zich tot de oncologische ontologie.

The science news in the gutter tabloid was limited to oncological ontology.

an untrustworthy, sensationalist newspaper


hoogtezon

nl-noun

hoogtezon f (plural hoogtezonnen, diminutive hoogtezonnetje n)

hoogtezonnen (plural)
hoogtezonnetje (diminutive neuter)

From hoogte (“height, altitude”) + zon (“Sun”), calque of German Höhensonne.

compound

a lamp emitting light that contains a large dose of ultraviolet light, replicating the light of the Sun at high altitudes and used in medicine and sunbathing


geslachtswapen

nl-noun

geslachtswapen n (plural geslachtswapens)


knaagtand

knaagtand m (plural knaagtanden, diminutive knaagtandje n)

knaagtanden (plural)
knaagtandje (diminutive neuter)

a relatively large incisor, such as a rodent's or a lagomorph's


tandenfee

tandenfee f (plural tandenfeeën, diminutive tandenfeetje n)

tandenfeeën (plural)
tandenfeetje (diminutive neuter)

tooth fairy (fictional milk tooth exchange/speculator)


gangreen

→ Indonesian: gangren

/ˈɣɑŋ.ɣriːn/

Borrowed from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).


afko

(informal) a clipping, contraction or abbreviation, usually one belong to a slang-like register


liturgiek

Probably borrowed from German Liturgik. Equivalent to liturgie + -iek.


liturg

Probably borrowed from German Liturg, from Latin līturgus, from Ancient Greek λειτουργός (leitourgós).


geestdrijver

geestdrijvers (plural)
geestdryver (alternative obsolete)
gheestdrijver (alternative obsolete)
gheestdryver (alternative obsolete)

Compound of geest (“spirit, Holy Spirit; mind”) + drijven (“to drive, to lead, to chase”) + -er.

af

(religion, chiefly Protestantism) a zealot who purports to be guided by a deity, in particular by the Holy Spirit; originally used of Protestant sectaries who insisted on leadership by the Holy Spirit


hemelpool

celestial pole (pole that is the centrepoint of the stars' apparent axial rotation)


pestvogel

nl-noun

pestvogel m (plural pestvogels, diminutive pestvogeltje n)

pestvogels (plural)
pestvogeltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) + vogel (“bird”).

compound

Bombycilla garrulus
Bombycilla garrulus#Translingual

(less specifically) a waxwing, any bird of the genus Bombycilla


zuignap

nl-noun

zuignap m (plural zuignappen, diminutive zuignapje n)

zuignappen (plural)
zuignapje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: suignap

From zuigen + nap, likely a calque of German Saugnapf.


vetberg

vetberg m (plural vetbergen, diminutive vetbergje n)

vetbergen (plural)
vetbergje (diminutive neuter)

Calque of English fatberg. Equivalent to vet (“fat”) + berg (“mountain”).

a large accumulation of fat and discarded toiletries which clogs sewers; a fatberg


helikopterouder

helikopterouder m (plural helikopterouders)

From helikopter + ouder, calque of English helicopter parent.


weerklank

weerklank m (plural weerklanken, diminutive weerklankje n)

weerklanken (plural)
weerklankje (diminutive neuter)
wederklank (alternative archaic)

From older wederklank by syncope of intervocalic d, from Middle Dutch wederclanc. Equivalent to weer (“again, back”) + klank (“sound”).

a sound or singing produced or uttered back in response to another one


stokanker

stokanker n (plural stokankers, diminutive stokankertje n)

stokankers (plural)
stokankertje (diminutive neuter)

stock anchor, stocked anchor (anchor with a stock)


haringkoning

/ˈɦaː.rɪŋˌkoː.nɪŋ/

(folklore) king of herrings (mythological large golden herring)

Regalecus glesne
Regalecus glesne#Translingual

giant oarfish, king of herrings (Regalecus glesne)


ringelrob

Probably borrowed from German Ringelrobbe.

1939 August 10, "JAN P. STRIJBOS vervolgt zijn relaas", De Telegraaf, evening edition, part 4, page 7.
[…] een allergekst schouwspel vooor de vele eidereenden en ik herinner mij ook dat een ringelrob telkens vlak langs het strand uit het water opdook en mij lang en nieuwsgierig volgde met zijn ronden robbekop.


stinkrob

Probably borrowed from German Stinkrobbe. Equivalent to stinken + rob.


kleine zeehond

kleine zeehond m (plural kleine zeehonden, diminutive klein zeehondje n)

kleine zeehonden (plural)
klein zeehondje (diminutive neuter)


honnepon

honnepon f (plural honneponnen, diminutive honneponnetje n)

honneponnen (plural)
honneponnetje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɦɔ.nəˌpɔn/

(endearing) sweetheart, honeybun, darling (term of endearment for a girl or woman)


bungalowpark

bungalowpark n (plural bungalowparken, diminutive bungalowparkje n)

bungalowparken (plural)
bungalowparkje (diminutive neuter)


bungalowparkje

nl-noun-dim

bungalowparkje n (plural bungalowparkjes)


zeekraal

zeekralen (plural)
zeekoraal (alternative archaic)

Contraction of older zeekoraal. Equivalent to zee + kraal.

glasswort, pickleweed, plant of the genus Salicornia


kegelbaan

From Middle Dutch kēgelbāne. Equivalent to kegelen + baan.

bowling court, bowling alley (not for ten-pin bowling)


walschot

From Middle Dutch walschot. Equivalent to wal (“whale”) + schot (“shot, that which has been shot”), based on the mistaken, once widely held notion that spermaceti was the sperm whale's semen.


maanvis

nl-noun

maanvis m (plural maanvissen, diminutive maanvisje n)

maanvissen (plural)
maanvisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of maan (“Moon”) + vis (“fish”).

com+

An ocean sunfish, mola; a fish of the family Molidae.

Pterophyllum scalare
Pterophyllum scalare#Translingual


kamster

nl-noun

kamster m (plural kamsterren, diminutive kamsterretje n)

kamsterren (plural)
kamsterretje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kam (“comb”) + ster (“star”).

an astropecten, a sea star of the genus Astropecten


kamster

kamster f (plural kamsters, diminutive kamstertje n)

kamsters (plural)
kamstertje (diminutive neuter)

From kammen (“to comb”) + -ster (“-ster”).


zeevarken

zeevarken n (plural zeevarkens, diminutive zeevarkentje n)

zeevarkens (plural)
zeevarkentje (diminutive neuter)

Phocoena phocoena
Phocoena phocoena#Translingual

(dated, historical) harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Cavia porcellus
Cavia porcellus#Translingual

(obsolete, chiefly diminutive) guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)


zwaardschede

zwaardschede f (plural zwaardscheden or zwaardschedes)

zwaardscheden (plural)
zwaardschedes (plural)

Compound of zwaard (“sword”) + schede (“sheath, scabbard”).

compound

a razor clam, a jack-knife clam; bivalve of the genus Ensis


klapmuts

nl-noun

klapmuts f (plural klapmutsen, diminutive klapmutsje n)

klapmutsen (plural)
klapmutsje (diminutive neuter)

→ English: clapmatch, clockmutch

hooded seal, clapmatch (Cystophora cristata)

(historical) a type of three-piece bonnet or cap worn by women that reached the chin; a clockmutch

(historical) a type of cap or hat with ear flaps worn by men


klapmutsrob

(rare) synonym of klapmuts (“hooded seal, clapmatch (Cystophora cristata)”)


blaasrob

Compound of blaas (“bladder”) + rob (“seal”).


scheepshuid

Compound of schip (“ship”) + -s- + huid (“hull; skin, hide”).

compound

the hull of a ship, the plating or planking of a ship


manenrob

From maan + -en- + rob, calque of German Mähnenrobbe.

South American sea lion
South American sea lion

South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens


zadelrob

From zadel + rob, calque of German Sattelrobbe.

Pagophilus groenlandicus
Pagophilus groenlandicus#Translingual

harp seal, saddleback seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus)


zeeluipaard

nl-noun

zeeluipaard m or n (plural zeeluipaarden)

Hydrurga leptonyx
Hydrurga leptonyx#Translingual

leopard seal, sea leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx


zeenaald

a pipefish; certain fish of the family Syngnathidae, particularly of genus Syngnathus


stekelrog

stekelrog m (plural stekelroggen, diminutive stekelrogje n)

stekelroggen (plural)
stekelrogje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of stekel (“sting, barb”) + rog (“ray”).


windhond

windhond m (plural windhonden, diminutive windhondje n)

windhonden (plural)
windhondje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch winthont. Equivalent to wind (“greyhound”) + hond (“dog”).


verstek

(law) absence from a court meeting to which one has been summoned, default

(architecture) a joint formed by connecting two components at segments having 45° angles relative to their length or width, the whole forming a right angle


magazijn

magazijn n (plural magazijnen, diminutive magazijntje n)

magazijnen (plural)
magazijntje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: magasyn

Negerhollands: magasien

→ Caribbean Javanese: magsèn

→ Indonesian: magasin

Borrowed from Middle French magasin, from Italian magazzino or Old Occitan [Term?], from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”).

der

storeroom, storehouse, depot, now especially of a store or workshop


neerslagradar

nl-noun

neerslagradar m (plural neerslagradars, diminutive neerslagradartje n)

neerslagradars (plural)
neerslagradartje (diminutive neuter)

From neerslag (“precipitation”) + radar.


buienradar

buienradar m (plural buienradars, diminutive buienradartje n)

buienradars (plural)
buienradartje (diminutive neuter)

From bui (“rainshower”) + -en- + radar. A genericised trademark.


magazijntjes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


boormossel

nl-noun

boormossel f (plural boormossels or boormosselen, diminutive boormosseltje n)

boormossels (plural)
boormosselen (plural)
boormosseltje (diminutive neuter)

piddock, angelwing, bivalve of the family Pholadidae; also used for certain bivalves of the family Veneridae (venus clams) that resemble the piddocks


alantswortel

alantswortel m (plural alantswortels or alantswortelen)

alantswortels (plural)
alantswortelen (plural)
alantwortel (alternative)

Inula helenium
Inula helenium#Translingual

the root of a plant of the genus Inula, especially that of the elecampane (Inula helenium)


alantwortel

alantwortel m (plural alantwortels or alantwortelen)

alantwortels (plural)
alantwortelen (plural)


botervlinder

Compound of boter (“butter”) + vlinder (“butterfly”).

compound

(Netherlands) a sweet bun or biscuit made of puff pastry, usually in a tightly knotted or volute-like form vaguely resembling a butterfly


schapenboet

nl-noun

schapenboet f (plural schapenboeten, diminutive schapenboetje n)

schapenboeten (plural)
schapenboetje (diminutive neuter)

a barn used for storing feed for sheep and various equipment, of a type found on Texel (formerly also in the region West Frisia in North Holland), often with the main entrance facing the northeast


rugstreeppad

rugstreeppad f (plural rugstreeppadden, diminutive rugstreeppadje n)

rugstreeppadden (plural)
rugstreeppadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of rugstreep (“dorsal stripe”) + pad (“toad”).

compound

1936 October 3, "Hooge leeftijden bij amphibieën", De Telegraaf, evening edition, section 4, page 14.
De vuurpad wordt 20 jaar, de knoflookpad 11 jaar, de rugstreeppad 15½ jaar.


knoflookpad

nl-noun

knoflookpad f (plural knoflookpadden, diminutive knoflookpadje n)

knoflookpadden (plural)
knoflookpadje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of knoflook (“garlic”) + pad (“toad”).

common spadefoot, garlic toad, Pelobates fuscus


steunfort

Compound of steun (“support, backup”) or steunen (“to support, to aid”) + fort (“fortress, fort”).

compound

a small fortress or fortification functioning as an outwork to defend a larger fortification


groene pad

nl-noun

groene pad f (plural groene padden, diminutive groen padje n)

groene padden (plural)
groen padje (diminutive neuter)


parelmoervlinder

parelmoervlinder m (plural parelmoervlinders, diminutive parelmoervlindertje n)

parelmoervlinders (plural)
parelmoervlindertje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of parelmoer (“mother of pearl”) + vlinder (“butterfly”). Named after the light spots on the wings of certain fritillaries.

compound

any of certain butterflies of the genus Argynnis (the fritillaries)


spokerij

nl-noun

spokerij f (plural spokerijen, diminutive spokerijtje n)

spokerijen (plural)
spokerijtje (diminutive neuter)

haunting, spookiness, haunt (activity by ghosts)

(uncommon, now chiefly derogatory) magic, magical stuff, mumbo jumbo, superstition


dwergvinvis

Compound of dwerg (“dwarf”) + vinvis (“rorqual”).

northern minke whale
northern minke whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Balaenoptera acutorostrata#Translingual

northern minke whale, common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata


cetoloog

Probably borrowed from German Cetologe or French cétologue.


nawoord

nawoord n (plural nawoorden, diminutive nawoordje n)

nawoorden (plural)
nawoordje (diminutive neuter)


hondshaai

Compound of hond (“dog”) + -s- + haai (“shark”).

small-spotted catshark
small-spotted catshark

Scyliorhinus canicula
Scyliorhinus canicula#Translingual

sandy dogfish, small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)


taalrol

(Belgium) category of people who speak a certain (official) language (Dutch, French or German in the case of Belgium); a list or file categorising people according to language


rijsdam

rijsdam m (plural rijsdammen, diminutive rijsdammetje n)

rijsdammen (plural)
rijsdammetje (diminutive neuter)

a dam constructed from narrow branches, in particular of willow wood, used to protect banks and shores from erosion


baleinwalvis

baleen whale, member of the parvorder Mysticeti


tandwalvis

Compound of tand (“tooth”) + walvis (“whale”).

toothed whale, whale of the suborder Odontoceti


salontafel

salontafel f (plural salontafels, diminutive salontafeltje n)

salontafels (plural)
salontafeltje (diminutive neuter)

coffee table, tea table (low, relatively small table used in living rooms, parlours, etc.)


theekrans

theekrans m (plural theekransen, diminutive theekransje n)

theekransen (plural)
theekransje (diminutive neuter)

(chiefly diminutive, the non-diminutive plural is rare) tea party (formal social gathering where one drinks tea, historically associated with upper-class ladies)


koog

From Middle Dutch côoch, from Old Dutch *kōg.

(dated, Holland) alternative form of kaag


heideblauwtje

Compound of heide (“meadow, heath”) + blauwtje (“blue (butterfly)”).

compound

silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus)


kwitantie

nl-noun

kwitantie f (plural kwitanties, diminutive kwitantietje n)

kwitanties (plural)
kwitantietje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: quittantie, quittansche

→ Indonesian: kuitansi

desctree

→ Russian: квита́нция (kvitáncija), квита́нція (kvitáncija) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
→ Belarusian: квіта́нцыя (kvitáncyja)
→ Bulgarian: квита́нция (kvitáncija)
→ Kazakh: квитанция (kvitansiä)
→ Kyrgyz: квитанция (kvitantsiya)
→ Tatar: квитанция (kwitantsiyä)
→ Tajik: квитансия (kvitansiya)
→ Uzbek: kvitantsiya, kvitansiya
→ Turkmen: kwitansiýa
→ Ukrainian: квита́нція (kvytáncija)

From Middle Dutch quitantie, from Old French quittance.


maniërisme

Borrowed from French maniérisme, from Italian manierismo.

Mannerism (artistic style and movement during the late Renaissance)

1852, A. van Lee, "Rembrandt" (final section), Het Leeskabinet, Mengelwerk tot gezellig onderhoud voor beschaafde kringen, vol. 19, part 1, page 266.
Velen zijn daardoor van hunne individualiteit beroofd, en de modellen, die zij met geweld wilden nastreven, maar van welke, in strijd met hunne ikheid zijnde, zij op zeer verren afstand bleven, voerden tot een maniërisme, dat hen van kwaad tot erger deed zinken.

(derogatory) any artificial style of art informed by the imitation of exemplars


bijspijkercursus

nl-noun

bijspijkercursus m (plural bijspijkercursussen)

a course for brushing up previously learnt knowledge or skills or (in practice) for quickly catching up with what one should have learnt


engerling

/ˈɛ.ŋərˌlɪŋ/

Borrowed from German Engerling, from Middle High German engerlinc, from Old High German engiring (10th c.), diminutive of angar (“large larva”) (compare modern dialectal German Anger, Inger), from Proto-Germanic *angaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ-ir-.

larva of a scarab beetle (family Scarabaeidae)


mierwesp

Compound of mier (“ant”) + wesp (“wasp”).

velvet ant, wasp of the family Mutillidae


grafstemming

Compound of graf (“grave”) + stemming (“mood”).


staatzucht

fierce or even obsessive drive to achieve status


spijskaart

spijskaart f (plural spijskaarten, diminutive spijskaartje n)

spijskaarten (plural)
spijskaartje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: spyskaart

From spijs + kaart. Cf. German Speisekarte.


ruif

ruif f (plural ruiven, diminutive ruifje n)

ruiven (plural)
ruifje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Central German Räufe; cf. German Raufe.


extremofiel

Likely borrowed from English extremophile.

extremophile (organism living under extreme conditions)


zaailand

agricultural land that has been or is intended to be sown


ferrometaal

ferrous metal; a metal element with properties similar to iron or an alloy with iron as its chief component


kanoet

kanoet m (plural kanoeten, diminutive kanoetje n)

kanoeten (plural)
kanoetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin canutus. Doublet of knot (“red knot”).

Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus#Translingual


paalworm

paalworm m (plural paalwormen, diminutive paalwormpje n)

paalwormen (plural)
paalwormpje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of paal (“beam, stake, pole”) + worm (“worm”).


plaggenhut

nl-noun

plaggenhut f (plural plaggenhutten, diminutive plaggenhutje n)

plaggenhutten (plural)
plaggenhutje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands) a hut constructed of sods of peat


scheepsbel

scheepsbel f (plural scheepsbellen, diminutive scheepsbelletje n)

scheepsbellen (plural)
scheepsbelletje (diminutive neuter)


klokkenstoel

klokkenstoel m (plural klokkenstoelen, diminutive klokkenstoeltje n)

klokkenstoelen (plural)
klokkenstoeltje (diminutive neuter)
klokkestoel (alternative)

Compound of klok + -en + stoel. Cf. German Glockenstuhl.

bell frame (frame for suspending bells, as part of a building or as a separate structure)


winzucht

profiteering, the excessive seeking or attainment of profit


spitssnuitdolfijn

spitssnuitdolfijn m (plural spitssnuitdolfijnen)

Compound of spits (“pointed”) + snuit (“snout”) + dolfijn (“dolphin”).

compound

beaked whale, toothed whale of the family Ziphiidae


bergeend

nl-noun

bergeend f (plural bergeenden, diminutive bergeendje n)

bergeenden (plural)
bergeendje (diminutive neuter)

The first element is not wholly certain, but a compound of bergen (“to hide”) + eend (“duck”) seems most commonly supported.

Tadorna tadorna
Tadorna tadorna#Translingual


francofiel

Likely borrowed, probably from French francophile.

Francophile (admirer of French culture and/or language)


vrijdenkerij

free thought; the freethinkers' movement or the underlying principles thereof


biefstuksocialist

biefstuksocialist m (plural biefstuksocialisten)

biefstuksocialisten (plural)
biefstuk-socialist (alternative)

Compound of biefstuk + socialist. The sense relating to private consumption was coined by Hans van den Doel.

(derogatory) a socialist who prioritises stimulating private wealth and (basic) private consumption over building collective services and fulfilling more eudaemonic needs


zageman

zageman m (plural zagemannen, diminutive zagemannetje n, feminine zaag or zagewijf or zagemie or zagevrouw)

zagemannen (plural)
zagemannetje (diminutive neuter)
zaag (feminine)
zagewijf (feminine)
zagemie (feminine)
zagevrouw (feminine)

(Belgium, derogatory) a whiner, a man who regularly complains or whinges


protectionisme

Borrowed from French protectionnisme, from English protectionism.


tommygun

tommyguns (plural)
tommy-gun (alternative)

Thompson submachine gun
Thompson submachine gun


doodrijder

one who killed someone by driving (e.g. running over or colliding)


smaadrede

smaadrede f (plural smaadreden or smaadredes)

Der jacobijnen lof is mij een smaadrede.

Praise from the Jacobins is libel to me.

Zij ontsteekt bij het minste of geringste in een smaadrede over haar buurvrouw.

She erupts into a slanderous diatribe about her neighbour at the slightest provocation.

a libellous expression, including any types of discourse from brief insults to lengthy harangues


kolderschijf

excentric, disc converting circular motion to reciprocating motion


despoot

despoot m (plural despoten, diminutive despootje n)

despoten (plural)
despootje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French despote, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin despota, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).


slingeraap

slingeraap m (plural slingerapen, diminutive slingeraapje n)

slingerapen (plural)
slingeraapje (diminutive neuter)

spider monkey, monkey of the genus Ateles


slingerplant

slingerplant f (plural slingerplanten, diminutive slingerplantje n)

slingerplanten (plural)
slingerplantje (diminutive neuter)


slingerplantje

nl-noun-dim

slingerplantje n (plural slingerplantjes)


deknaam

→ Indonesian: nama samaran (calque)


stoeterij

nl-noun

stoeterij f (plural stoeterijen, diminutive stoeterijtje n)

stoeterijen (plural)
stoeterijtje (diminutive neuter)

horse ranch, stud (farm where horses are kept for breeding)


schaduwzijde

schaduwzijde f (plural schaduwzijden or schaduwzijdes)

schaduwzijden (plural)
schaduwzijdes (plural)

Compound of schaduw (“shadow”) + zijde (“side”).


wapenhandel

Compound of wapen (“weapon, arm”) + handel (“trade”).


xerofyt

xerofyten (plural)
xerophyt (alternative dated)


waterbom

nl-noun

waterbom f (plural waterbommen, diminutive waterbommetje n)

waterbommen (plural)
waterbommetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of water + bom. The tomato sense comes from German Wasserbombe and is named after the tomatoes' supposedly watery taste.

De kinderen speelden met waterbommen in de zomer.

The kids played with water bombs in the summer.

Een goed gevulde waterbom kan behoorlijk nat maken.

A well-filled water bomb can make you quite wet.

Ze gooide een waterbommetje naar haar broer.

She threw a small water bomb at her brother.


dieptebom

dieptebom f (plural dieptebommen, diminutive dieptebommetje n)

dieptebommen (plural)
dieptebommetje (diminutive neuter)

De marine gebruikte een dieptebom om de onderzeeër aan te vallen.

The navy used a depth charge to attack the submarine.

Ze vonden een oude dieptebom op de zeebodem.

They found an old depth charge on the sea floor.

Het kleine dieptebommetje was verrassend krachtig.

The small depth charge was surprisingly powerful.


moordkuil

From Middle Dutch mortcule. Equivalent to moord + kuil.


uitzendbureautje

nl-noun-dim

uitzendbureautje n (plural uitzendbureautjes)


paastak

Easter branch (branch of a shrub decorated with Easter-related ornaments)


bananenboom

nl-noun

bananenboom m (plural bananenbomen, diminutive bananenboompje n)

bananenbomen (plural)
bananenboompje (diminutive neuter)

From banaan (“banana”) + -en- + boom (“tree”).


bananenboompje

nl-noun-dim

bananenboompje n (plural bananenboompjes)


bananenplant

nl-noun

bananenplant f (plural bananenplanten, diminutive bananenplantje n)

bananenplanten (plural)
bananenplantje (diminutive neuter)

From banaan (“banana”) + -en- + plant (“plant”).


bananenplantje

nl-noun-dim

bananenplantje n (plural bananenplantjes)


vormingsroman

From vorming + -s- + roman, calque of German Bildungsroman.


geel hesje

/ˌɣeːl ˈɦɛ.ʃə/

gilet jaune (member of a protest movement wearing a yellow safety vest)


spierbundel

nl-noun

spierbundel m (plural spierbundels, diminutive spierbundeltje n)

spierbundels (plural)
spierbundeltje (diminutive neuter)

From spier (“muscle”) + bundel (“bundle”).

a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers; a muscle fascicle


vouwbeen

vouwbeen n (plural vouwbenen, diminutive vouwbeentje n)

vouwbenen (plural)
vouwbeentje (diminutive neuter)

folding-bone, folding-stick, bone folder


geregistreerd partnerschap

geregistreerd partnerschap n (plural geregistreerde partnerschappen)

registered partnership
registered partnership

civil partnership, civil union, registered partnership


partnerschap

partnerschap n (plural partnerschappen, diminutive partnerschapje n)

partnerschappen (plural)
partnerschapje (diminutive neuter)


partnerschapje

nl-noun-dim

partnerschapje n (plural partnerschapjes)


geregistreerde partnerschappen

geregistreerd partnerschap
geregistreerd partnerschap#Dutch


bedkruik

nl-noun

bedkruik f (plural bedkruiken, diminutive bedkruikje n)

bedkruiken (plural)
bedkruikje (diminutive neuter)


warmwaterkruikje

nl-noun-dim

warmwaterkruikje n (plural warmwaterkruikjes)


kruikenmoeder

Compound of kruik (“hot water bottle, jar, crock”) + -en- + moeder (“mother”).

compound

1927 March 2, "Wetenschap. Het ,,ziekendorp’’ te Leiden. De Kinderkliniek in gebruik genomen", De Maasbode, No. 21107, evening edition, part 3, page 2.
Voorts zijn daar de drie ziekenzaaltjes, ook met glazen wanden, terwijl in de gang zich twee melkkeukens bevinden, waarin zich ook een kruikenmoeder bevindt, waar de warme kruiken op temperatuur worden gebracht.

In addition there are the three infirmaries, also with glass walls, while two milk kitchens are located in the corridor, where also a heating unit for hot water bottles is located, where the hot water bottles are heated.

a machine and storage cabinet designed for heating multiple standardised hot water bottles simultaneously


baardmankruik

nl-noun

baardmankruik f (plural baardmankruiken, diminutive baardmankruikje n)

baardmankruiken (plural)
baardmankruikje (diminutive neuter)
baardmanskruik (alternative)

From baardman (“bearded man”) + kruik (“jug, crock”), calque of German Bartmannskrug.


baardmankruikje

nl-noun-dim

baardmankruikje n (plural baardmankruikjes)


baardman

nl-noun

baardman m (plural baardmannen, diminutive baardmannetje n)

baardmannen (plural)
baardmannetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of baard (“beard”) + man (“man”).

com+

(chiefly diminutive) bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus)


kraamnest

nl-noun

kraamnest n (plural kraamnesten, diminutive kraamnestje n)

kraamnesten (plural)
kraamnestje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of kraam (“childbirth, childbed”) + nest (“nest”).

compound

(rare) a nest where an animal gives birth


viskraam

nl-noun

viskraam f (plural viskramen, diminutive viskraampje n)

viskramen (plural)
viskraampje (diminutive neuter)


marktkraam

marktkraam f (plural marktkramen, diminutive marktkraampje n)

marktkramen (plural)
marktkraampje (diminutive neuter)

market stall (stall or booth on a market)


donderwolk

donderwolk f (plural donderwolken, diminutive donderwolkje n)

donderwolken (plural)
donderwolkje (diminutive neuter)


sonarvis

(rare) tow fish of a sonar system (towed sonar vessel)


doelmatigheid

(countable) teleology, an instance of purposeful design


boomgeld

Compound of boom (“beam, turnpike, border, tree”) + geld (“money, levy”).


gansrijden

Compound of gans (“goose”) + rijden (“to ride”).

goose riding, a traditional blood sport in which the participants try to pull of the head of a (nowadays dead or artificial) goose tied up at its legs while sitting on horseback or standing in a moving cart


springstier

Compound of springen (“to jump”) + stier (“bull”).


balzaal

nl-noun

balzaal f (plural balzalen, diminutive balzaaltje n)

balzalen (plural)
balzaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bal (“ball, dance”) + zaal (“room”).


centenaar

centenaar m (plural centenaars or centenaren)

From Middle Dutch centenaer, from Latin centenārius. The shift in meaning from “100 pounds” to “100 kg” coincided with the Dutch metrical system, when pond was the term used for (approximately) a kilogramme.

(historical, otherwise archaic) 100 kilogrammes

(historical, otherwise obsolete) 100 pounds


kunstrechter

kunstrechters (plural)
kunstrichter (alternative dated)


beharing

/bəˈɦaː.rɪŋ/

hair cover (totality of hairs covering a surface)


admiraliteitscollege

admiraliteitscollege n (plural admiraliteitscolleges)

Compound of admiraliteit + -s- + college.

(historical) a body governing a division of the navy; the naval force of the Dutch Republic comprised five such distinct organisations


admiraliteitscolleges

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timmerwerf

a construction yard where the primary construction material is wood; esp. in relation to ship building


gifbeker

gifbeker m (plural gifbekers, diminutive gifbekertje n)

gifbekers (plural)
gifbekertje (diminutive neuter)
giftbeker (alternative dated)

(literal) a poisoned chalice, a chalice that contains a poison

(rare, figurative) a poisoned chalice (something that causes death or serious harm, frequently initially seen as beneficial)


hoeslaken

hoeslaken n (plural hoeslakens, diminutive hoeslakentje n)

hoeslakens (plural)
hoeslakentje (diminutive neuter)


luie stoel

luie stoel m (plural luie stoelen, diminutive lui stoeltje n)

luie stoelen (plural)
lui stoeltje (diminutive neuter)

(figuratively) anywhere that one is comfortable; comfort zone


poetsvrouw

poetsvrouw f (plural poetsvrouwen, diminutive poetsvrouwtje n)

poetsvrouwen (plural)
poetsvrouwtje (diminutive neuter)


verleider

verleider m (plural verleiders, diminutive verleidertje n, feminine verleidster)

verleiders (plural)
verleidertje (diminutive neuter)
verleidster (feminine)

Negerhollands: verleier


knekelveld

knekelveld n (plural knekelvelden, diminutive knekelveldje n)

knekelvelden (plural)
knekelveldje (diminutive neuter)


adviesprijs

adviesprijs m (plural adviesprijzen, diminutive adviesprijsje n)

adviesprijzen (plural)
adviesprijsje (diminutive neuter)


succesnummer

succesnummer n (plural succesnummers, diminutive succesnummertje n)

succesnummers (plural)
succesnummertje (diminutive neuter)


zitzak

zitzak m (plural zitzakken, diminutive zitzakje n)

zitzakken (plural)
zitzakje (diminutive neuter)


voorschot

voorschot n (plural voorschotten, diminutive voorschotje n)

voorschotten (plural)
voorschotje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Caribbean Javanese: persekot, perskot, persekotan

→ Indonesian: persekot

→ Petjo: perskot


voorschot

wooden planks fitted to the top of the gable


steenhouwer

nl-noun

steenhouwer m (plural steenhouwers, diminutive steenhouwertje n)

steenhouwers (plural)
steenhouwertje (diminutive neuter)


lokmiddel

lokmiddel n (plural lokmiddelen, diminutive lokmiddeltje n)

lokmiddelen (plural)
lokmiddeltje (diminutive neuter)


kabelbaan

kabelbaan f (plural kabelbanen, diminutive kabelbaantje n)

kabelbanen (plural)
kabelbaantje (diminutive neuter)

cable ride, flying fox, zipline (also as a playground device)


geheugensteun

geheugensteun m (plural geheugensteunen, diminutive geheugensteuntje n)

geheugensteunen (plural)
geheugensteuntje (diminutive neuter)


geheugensteuntje

nl-noun-dim

geheugensteuntje n (plural geheugensteuntjes)


verkenner

nl-noun

verkenner m (plural verkenners, diminutive verkennertje n, feminine verkenster)

verkenners (plural)
verkennertje (diminutive neuter)
verkenster (feminine)

Afrikaans: verkenner

in politics, a person (usually a former or current politician) tasked to investigate and suggest potential coalition configurations after an election


voorraadkast

voorraadkast f (plural voorraadkasten, diminutive voorraadkastje n)

voorraadkasten (plural)
voorraadkastje (diminutive neuter)


voorraadkastje

nl-noun-dim

voorraadkastje n (plural voorraadkastjes)


leeftijdsgenoot

nl-noun

leeftijdsgenoot m (plural leeftijdsgenoten, diminutive leeftijdsgenootje n, feminine leeftijdsgenote)

leeftijdsgenoten (plural)
leeftijdsgenootje (diminutive neuter)
leeftijdsgenote (feminine)
leeftijdgenoot (alternative)


fietsendrager

Compound of fiets + -en- + dragen + -er.


dichtluim

(dated, now literary) poetic inspiration


dischgenoot

dischgenoot m (plural dischgenooten or dischgenoten)

dischgenooten (plural)
dischgenoten (plural)


oeverloper

Compound of oever (“bank, waterside”) + loper (“walker”).

com+

Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos#Translingual


kussensloop

nl-noun

kussensloop f or n (plural kussenslopen, diminutive kussensloopje n)

kussenslopen (plural)
kussensloopje (diminutive neuter)


slangster

slangster f (plural slangsterren, diminutive slangsterretje n)

slangsterren (plural)
slangsterretje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of slang (“snake”) + ster (“star”).

a brittle star, an echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea


boothuis

boothuis n (plural boothuizen, diminutive boothuisje n)

boothuizen (plural)
boothuisje (diminutive neuter)
bootshuis (alternative rare)

boathouse (building where boats are stored)


clubhuis

clubhuis n (plural clubhuizen, diminutive clubhuisje n)

clubhuizen (plural)
clubhuisje (diminutive neuter)

clubhouse (building where an association is based)


poppenhuis

poppenhuis n (plural poppenhuizen, diminutive poppenhuisje n)

poppenhuizen (plural)
poppenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pop (“doll”) + -en + huis (“house”).


vakantiehuis

vakantiehuis n (plural vakantiehuizen, diminutive vakantiehuisje n)

vakantiehuizen (plural)
vakantiehuisje (diminutive neuter)

holiday home (building used as holiday accommodation)


vakantiehuisje

nl-noun-dim

vakantiehuisje n (plural vakantiehuisjes)


rusthuis

nl-noun

rusthuis n (plural rusthuizen, diminutive rusthuisje n)

rusthuizen (plural)
rusthuisje (diminutive neuter)


leprozenhuis

leprozenhuis n (plural leprozenhuizen, diminutive leprozenhuisje n)

leprozenhuizen (plural)
leprozenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of leproos (“leper”) + -en- + huis (“house”).


woonhuis

nl-noun

woonhuis n (plural woonhuizen, diminutive woonhuisje n)

woonhuizen (plural)
woonhuisje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch wōonhuus. Equivalent to wonen + huis.


pesthuis

pesthuis n (plural pesthuizen, diminutive pesthuisje n)

pesthuizen (plural)
pesthuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of pest (“plague, pestilence”) + huis (“house”).


jachthuis

nl-noun

jachthuis n (plural jachthuizen, diminutive jachthuisje n)

jachthuizen (plural)
jachthuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of jacht (“hunt, pursuit”) + huis (“house”).


provinciehuis

nl-noun

provinciehuis n (plural provinciehuizen, diminutive provinciehuisje n)

provinciehuizen (plural)
provinciehuisje (diminutive neuter)


zomerhuis

zomerhuis n (plural zomerhuizen, diminutive zomerhuisje n)

zomerhuizen (plural)
zomerhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of zomer (“summer”) + huis (“house”).


grachtenhuis

grachtenhuis n (plural grachtenhuizen, diminutive grachtenhuisje n)

grachtenhuizen (plural)
grachtenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

a house located beside an urban canal, a canalside residential building


grachtenhuisje

nl-noun-dim

grachtenhuisje n (plural grachtenhuisjes)


tolhuis

nl-noun

tolhuis n (plural tolhuizen, diminutive tolhuisje n)

tolhuizen (plural)
tolhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: tolhus

Compound of tol (“toll(s)”) + huis (“house”).


modehuis

modehuis n (plural modehuizen, diminutive modehuisje n)

modehuizen (plural)
modehuisje (diminutive neuter)

a fashion brand, a business that designs or produces fashionable clothing and miscellanea


dorpshuis

dorpshuis n (plural dorpshuizen, diminutive dorpshuisje n)

dorpshuizen (plural)
dorpshuisje (diminutive neuter)

a village meetinghouse, a community centre in a village


opvanghuis

opvanghuis n (plural opvanghuizen, diminutive opvanghuisje n)

opvanghuizen (plural)
opvanghuisje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈɔp.fɑŋˌɦœy̯s/

Compound of opvangen (“to shelter, to temporarily house”) + huis (“house”).

compound

a shelter, a building where people or animals who are threatened, victimised or homeless are (temporarily) housed


koetshuis

nl-noun

koetshuis n (plural koetshuizen, diminutive koetshuisje n)

koetshuizen (plural)
koetshuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of koets (“carriage, coach”) + huis (“house”).


slakkenhuis

nl-noun

slakkenhuis n (plural slakkenhuizen, diminutive slakkenhuisje n)

slakkenhuizen (plural)
slakkenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of slak (“snail”) + -en- + huis (“house”).


wachthuis

wachthuis n (plural wachthuizen, diminutive wachthuisje n)

wachthuizen (plural)
wachthuisje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: wachthoes

From Middle Dutch wachthuus. Equivalent to wacht or wachten + huis.

(chiefly diminutive) guard booth, sentry-box


filmhuis

filmhuis n (plural filmhuizen, diminutive filmhuisje n)

filmhuizen (plural)
filmhuisje (diminutive neuter)

an art house, a cinema that shows artistic, non-commercial films


sloophuis

sloophuis n (plural sloophuizen, diminutive sloophuisje n)

sloophuizen (plural)
sloophuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of slopen (“to demolish”) + huis (“huis”).

a house that has been designated for demolition


herenhuis

herenhuis n (plural herenhuizen, diminutive herenhuisje n)

herenhuizen (plural)
herenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of heer (“gentleman, lord”) + -en- + huis (“house”).

compound

tall townhouse, often imposing and originally belonging to the elite


hoerenhuis

nl-noun

hoerenhuis n (plural hoerenhuizen, diminutive hoerenhuisje n)

hoerenhuizen (plural)
hoerenhuisje (diminutive neuter)
hoerhuis (alternative)

From Middle Dutch hoershuus. Equivalent to hoer (“whore”) + -en- + huis (“house”).


nieuwbouwhuis

nieuwbouwhuis n (plural nieuwbouwhuizen, diminutive nieuwbouwhuisje n)

nieuwbouwhuizen (plural)
nieuwbouwhuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of nieuwbouw (“new development”) + huis (“house”).

compound

a newly developed house, a recently built house


nieuwbouwhuisje

nl-noun-dim

nieuwbouwhuisje n (plural nieuwbouwhuisjes)


raadhuis

nl-noun

raadhuis n (plural raadhuizen, diminutive raadhuisje n)

raadhuizen (plural)
raadhuisje (diminutive neuter)
raadshuis (alternative rare)

→ Papiamentu: raadhuis (dated)

From Middle Dutch râethuus. Equivalent to raad + huis.

the assembly building of a local/municipal council


theehuis

theehuis n (plural theehuizen, diminutive theehuisje n)

theehuizen (plural)
theehuisje (diminutive neuter)

teahouse (establishment primarily serving tea)


studentenhuis

studentenhuis n (plural studentenhuizen, diminutive studentenhuisje n)

studentenhuizen (plural)
studentenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

student residence, student house (building housing accommodation for students)


kosthuis

kosthuis n (plural kosthuizen, diminutive kosthuisje n)

kosthuizen (plural)
kosthuisje (diminutive neuter)


buitenhuis

buitenhuis n (plural buitenhuizen, diminutive buitenhuisje n)

buitenhuizen (plural)
buitenhuisje (diminutive neuter)

De bruine muis kruipt in de tuin van het buitenhuis.

The brown mouse is crawling in the garden of the country house.

a house or other building located outside the city walls


kamphuis

kamphuis n (plural kamphuizen, diminutive kamphuisje n)

kamphuizen (plural)
kamphuisje (diminutive neuter)

a camp building, a building rented as holiday accommodation to groups


huisdeur

huisdeur f (plural huisdeuren, diminutive huisdeurtje n)

huisdeuren (plural)
huisdeurtje (diminutive neuter)


huisafval

/ˈɦœy̯s.ɑˌfɑl/


huisvader

huisvader m (plural huisvaders, diminutive huisvadertje n)

huisvaders (plural)
huisvadertje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: hoes-vader, hus-vaeder


huisstofmijt

huisstofmijt f (plural huisstofmijten, diminutive huisstofmijtje n)

huisstofmijten (plural)
huisstofmijtje (diminutive neuter)


blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis

blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis n (plural blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuizen)

blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuizen (plural)
blijf-van-mijn-lijf-huis (alternative colloquial)

Compound of blijf van mijn lijf (“stay way from my body, keep [your hands] off my body”) + huis (“house”).

compound

stay way from my body, keep 􂀿your hands􂁀 off my body

women's shelter (shelter for female victims of domestic violence)


huisjesslak

nl-noun

huisjesslak f (plural huisjesslakken, diminutive huisjesslakje n)

huisjesslakken (plural)
huisjesslakje (diminutive neuter)


begijnhof

begijnhof n (plural begijnhoven, diminutive begijnhofje n)

begijnhoven (plural)
begijnhofje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of begijn (“Beguine”) + hof (“court, yard, garden”).


vertelling

nl-noun

vertelling f (plural vertellingen, diminutive vertellinkje n)

vertellingen (plural)
vertellinkje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: vertelling

Ik heb geen langdradige vertelling nodig.

I don't need a long-winded narrative/story.


lichtschip

From Middle Dutch lichtschip, lichtescip, lichtsciep, equivalent to licht + schip. Cognate with English lightship.


paradigmaverschuiving

paradigmaverschuiving f (plural paradigmaverschuivingen)

From paradigma + verschuiving, calque of English paradigm shift, coined by Thomas Kuhn.


tankjager

tank destroyer (armoured anti-tank vehicle)


pijltjestoets

pijltjestoets f or m (plural pijltjestoetsen, diminutive pijltjestoetsje n)

pijltjestoetsen (plural)
pijltjestoetsje (diminutive neuter)


afdrukvoorbeeld

afdrukvoorbeeld n (plural afdrukvoorbeelden)


wapenfeit

wapenfeit n (plural wapenfeiten, diminutive wapenfeitje n)

wapenfeiten (plural)
wapenfeitje (diminutive neuter)

feat, exploit, achievement, in particular in battle


tabblad

tabblad n (plural tabbladen, diminutive tabblaadje n)

tabbladen (plural)
tabblaadje (diminutive neuter)

(computing) tab (navigational widget, e.g. in a window)


bewijsstuk

bewijsstuk n (plural bewijsstukken, diminutive bewijsstukje n)

bewijsstukken (plural)
bewijsstukje (diminutive neuter)

a piece of evidence, esp. an attesting document


uppie

(Netherlands) a small marble, either a glass toothpaste marble or (dated) a clay marble

(dated, Netherlands) a half cent, a coin with the value of ½ guilder cent


schuimspaan

schuimspaan f or n (plural schuimspanen, diminutive schuimspaantje n)

schuimspanen (plural)
schuimspaantje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: skuimspaan

→ West Frisian: skomspaan (calque)

From Middle Dutch schuumspâen. Equivalent to schuimen + spaan.

skimmer (sieve-like scoop; kitchen utensil)


schuimspaantje

nl-noun-dim

schuimspaantje n (plural schuimspaantjes)


bonenkruid

Compound of boon (“bean”) + -en- + kruid (“herb”). Named for its use along with legumes, its primary use in Dutch cooking. Cf. German Bohnenkraut, one of the two terms might have been calqued from the other.

savory, plant of the genus Satureja, used in particular of those species and varieties used as culinary herbs


amfibievoertuig

nl-noun

amfibievoertuig n (plural amfibievoertuigen, diminutive amfibievoertuigje n)

amfibievoertuigen (plural)
amfibievoertuigje (diminutive neuter)


amfibievliegtuig

amfibievliegtuig n (plural amfibievliegtuigen, diminutive amfibievliegtuigje n)

amfibievliegtuigen (plural)
amfibievliegtuigje (diminutive neuter)
amphibievliegtuig (alternative dated)


denktank

denktank m (plural denktanks, diminutive denktankje n)

denktanks (plural)
denktankje (diminutive neuter)

From denken + tank, calque of English think tank.


slagbal

a sport similar to baseball and softball that is played on a smaller, according to the official rules hexagonal, field with either a flat bat or a small cylindrical bat and in which runners receive an out when the ball is put on the home plate


burgerbevolking

burgerbevolking f (plural burgerbevolkingen)

Afrikaans: burgerbevolking


vuistregel

vuistregel m (plural vuistregels, diminutive vuistregeltje n)

vuistregels (plural)
vuistregeltje (diminutive neuter)

From vuist (“fist”) + regel (“rule”), calque of German Faustregel.


orderidder

Compound of orde (“order (of knighthood)”) + ridder (“knight”).

com

a knight belonging to a chivalric order, especially one belonging to a Christian mediaeval military order


Hindoestaan

Hindoestanen (plural)
Hindostaan (alternative)

desc

→ Caribbean Javanese: Hindustan, Industan

Ultimately from Hindi हिन्दुस्तानी (hindustānī, “person from India”) or a cognate, from Persian هندوستانی (“Indian, person from India”), from هندوستان (“India”).

der

हिन्दुस्तानी

an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent


toetssteen

nl-noun

toetssteen m (plural toetsstenen, diminutive toetssteentje n)

toetsstenen (plural)
toetssteentje (diminutive neuter)

From toetsen + steen, calque of Middle French pierre de touche.


consciëntie

desc

Negerhollands: conscientie, konschienschie, consciensje, košinši

From Middle Dutch consciencie, from Latin cōnscientia.


pijpenkrul

nl-noun

pijpenkrul f (plural pijpenkrullen, diminutive pijpenkrulletje n)

pijpenkrullen (plural)
pijpenkrulletje (diminutive neuter)

(haircut, chiefly plural) ringlet, corkscrew curl


mamzeer

mamzeer m (plural mamzerim or mamzeriem)

bor

Hebrew מַמְזֵר


zonaanbidder

nl-noun

zonaanbidder m (plural zonaanbidders, feminine zonaanbidster)

zonaanbidders (plural)
zonaanbidster (feminine)

Compound of zon (“Sun”) + aanbidden (“to worship”) + -er.

af

Dit strand is erg geliefd door zonaanbidders.

This beach is very well-liked by hardcore sunbathers.

an avid, habitual sunbather; a sun worshipper

De oude Egyptenaren waren verstokte zonaanbidders.

The ancient Egyptians were die-hard Sun worshippers.

(now uncommon) a Sun worshipper, one who worships the Sun or a sungod


gezagsaanbidder

nl-noun

gezagsaanbidder m (plural gezagsaanbidders)

Compound of gezag (“authority, power”) + -s- + aanbidden (“to worship”) + -er.

af

De gezagsaanbidders eisten een paddoverbod.

The fawning authoritarians demanded a ban on magic mushrooms.

(derogatory) someone with a dogmatic and uncritical reverence for authority


watersnip

nl-noun

watersnip f (plural watersnippen, diminutive watersnipje n)

watersnippen (plural)
watersnipje (diminutive neuter)
watersnep (alternative obsolete)

Compound of water (“water”) + snip (“snipe”).

com+

Gallinago gallinago
Gallinago gallinago#Translingual


houtsnip

nl-noun

houtsnip f (plural houtsnippen, diminutive houtsnipje n)

houtsnippen (plural)
houtsnipje (diminutive neuter)
houtsnep (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Dutch houtsneppe. Equivalent to hout (“wood”) + snip (“woodcock, snipe”).

compound

Scolopax rusticola
Scolopax rusticola#Translingual

[…] en gij krijgt een keurig mandje met een half biefstukje met gebakken aardappelen, zoo goed als de „Poort” het maar geven kan, een sneedje brood met kaas en roggebrood (in de wandeling „halve houtsnip” genaamd) en een mandfleschje wijn.

1899 September 20, “De Expres-Bar te Amsterdam”, in Hoornsche Courant, volume 48, number 5196, page 2:

(informal) a sandwich consisting of a slice of white bread with a slice of (ripened) cheese and a slice of rye bread, sometimes topped with another slice of white bread


nestvlieder

Compound of nest (“nest”) + vlieden (“to flee”) + -er.


nestblijver

Compound of nest (“nest”) + blijven (“to stay, to remain”) + -er.


nagelborstel

nl-noun

nagelborstel m (plural nagelborstels, diminutive nagelborsteltje n)

nagelborstels (plural)
nagelborsteltje (diminutive neuter)


nagelborsteltje

nl-noun-dim

nagelborsteltje n (plural nagelborsteltjes)


toponiem

nl-noun

toponiem n (plural toponiemen, diminutive toponiempje n)

toponiemen (plural)
toponiempje (diminutive neuter)


griepprik

griepprik f (plural griepprikken, diminutive griepprikje n)

griepprikken (plural)
griepprikje (diminutive neuter)

flu jab, flu shot (vaccination against influenza)


ruggenprik

ruggenprik f (plural ruggenprikken, diminutive ruggenprikje n)

ruggenprikken (plural)
ruggenprikje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of rug (“back”) + -en- + prik (“jab, shot”).

compound

an injection of a substance for spinal anaesthesia


bosneger

bosnegers (plural)
Bosneger (alternative)

Compound of bos (“forest”) + neger (“negro”). Compare Sranan Tongo businengre.


zeeroverij

zeeroverijen (plural)
zeerooverij (alternative archaic)
zeerovery (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: seerowery

From Middle Dutch sêerôvery. Equivalent to zeerover + -ij.


boekanier

buccaneer, pirate; originally especially in reference to French pirates and privateers operating in the Caribbean


linkmiegel

Borrowed from German Linkmichel. Equivalent to link + Michel.

(Netherlands, Bargoens) a sly, deceptive and untrustworthy man


marktplaats

nl-noun

marktplaats f (plural marktplaatsen, diminutive marktplaatsje n)

marktplaatsen (plural)
marktplaatsje (diminutive neuter)


marktplein

marktplein n (plural marktpleinen, diminutive marktpleintje n)

marktpleinen (plural)
marktpleintje (diminutive neuter)


dagdier

dagdier n (plural dagdieren, diminutive dagdiertje n)

dagdieren (plural)
dagdiertje (diminutive neuter)

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dagdieren

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sixpack

sixpack n or m (plural sixpacks, diminutive sixpackje n)

sixpacks (plural)
sixpackje (diminutive neuter)

a six pack (pronounced abdominal muscles)


tepaal

Borrowed from French tépale, coined by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle based on pétale and sépale.


sepaal

Borrowed from French sépale, from New Latin sēpalum, based on sēparātus (“separate”) + petalum (“petal”).


petaal

Ultimately from Latin petalum, from Ancient Greek πέτᾰλον (pétălon).


kroonblad

kroonblad n (plural kroonbladen or kroonbladeren, diminutive kroonblaadje n)

kroonbladen (plural)
kroonbladeren (plural)
kroonblaadje (diminutive neuter)


kelkblad

kelkblad n (plural kelkbladen or kelkbladeren, diminutive kelkblaadje n)

kelkbladen (plural)
kelkbladeren (plural)
kelkblaadje (diminutive neuter)


ovulatie

→ Indonesian: ovulasi

1854, Rudolf Virchow (ed.), Handboek der bijzondere parthologie en therapie, tr. by M. Imans, vol. I, H. C. A. Campagne (publ.), page 162.
Dit is een der meest eigenaardige verschijnselen, hetgeen voornamelijk bij vrouwen tijdens het ophouden van ovulatie en menstruatie vaak optreedt, maar ook in vroegere levensjaren en bij mannnen niet zeldzaam is.

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hoererij

hoererijen (plural)
hoerderij (alternative obsolete)

/ˌɦuː.rəˈrɛi̯/

(somewhat derogatory) whoredom (sexual immorality; prostitution)


rokershoest

rokershoest m (plural rokershoesten, diminutive rokershoestje n)

rokershoesten (plural)
rokershoestje (diminutive neuter)


eisprong

From ei + sprong, a calque of German Eisprung [before 1930].


stripverhaal

stripverhaal n (plural stripverhalen, diminutive stripverhaaltje n)

stripverhalen (plural)
stripverhaaltje (diminutive neuter)

Door het gulle gebaar van Heer Bommel is DE VOLKSKRANT dus in staat om Maandag een aanvang te maken met een nieuw stripverhaal: gebaseerd op de verhalen van Tom Poes.

1947 March 8, Marten Toonder, “Komt Tom Poes terug?”, in De Volkskrant, volume 24, number 6774, page 3:


stripverhaaltje

nl-noun-dim

stripverhaaltje n (plural stripverhaaltjes)


stripfiguur

nl-noun

stripfiguur f or n (plural stripfiguren, diminutive stripfiguurtje n)

stripfiguren (plural)
stripfiguurtje (diminutive neuter)

comic character, character from a comic strip


stripfiguurtje

nl-noun-dim

stripfiguurtje n (plural stripfiguurtjes)


Saraceen

nl-noun

Saraceen m (plural Saracenen, diminutive Saraceentje n)

Saracenen (plural)
Saraceentje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch sarasijn, from Latin Saracēnus, from Ancient Greek Σαρακηνός (Sarakēnós).


volzin

volzin m (plural volzinnen, diminutive volzinnetje n)

volzinnen (plural)
volzinnetje (diminutive neuter)


massagraf

massagraf n (plural massagraven, diminutive massagrafje n)

massagraven (plural)
massagrafje (diminutive neuter)

Na de oorlog werden de slachtoffers van het bombardement op een speciale plek begraven in een massagraf.

After the war, the victims of the bombing were buried in a special location in a mass grave.


geopolitiek

Borrowed from German Geopolitik, geopolitisch. Equivalent to geo- + politiek.


slampamper

slampamper m (plural slampampers, diminutive slampampertje n)

slampampers (plural)
slampampertje (diminutive neuter)

(derogatory) a lazy, decadent, often gluttonous, man


marketender

marketender m (plural marketenders, feminine marketentster)

marketenders (plural)
marketentster (feminine)

Borrowed from German Marketender, from Italian mercatante.


marketenter

marketenter m (plural marketenters, feminine marketentster)

marketenters (plural)
marketentster (feminine)
marketender (alternative dated)


zoetelaar

zoetelaar m (plural zoetelaars or zoetelaren, feminine zoetelaarster)

zoetelaars (plural)
zoetelaren (plural)
zoetelaarster (feminine)

→ English: sutler

Borrowed from Middle Low German sudeler, suteler.


vrijstad

vrijstad f (plural vrijsteden, diminutive vrijstadje n)

vrijsteden (plural)
vrijstadje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch vristat. Equivalent to vrij + stad.

(historical) free city, especially a free imperial city

(chiefly historical) city of refuge, asylum city


patrijspoort

patrijspoort f (plural patrijspoorten, diminutive patrijspoortje n)

patrijspoorten (plural)
patrijspoortje (diminutive neuter)
patryspoort (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: patryspoort

Compound of patrijs + poort. The meaning of the first element is disputed.


patrijspoortje

nl-noun-dim

patrijspoortje n (plural patrijspoortjes)


parlementsgebouw

nl-noun

parlementsgebouw n (plural parlementsgebouwen)


pijpenkrulletje

nl-noun-dim

pijpenkrulletje n (plural pijpenkrulletjes)


schietbaan

nl-noun

schietbaan f (plural schietbanen, diminutive schietbaantje n)

schietbanen (plural)
schietbaantje (diminutive neuter)


hakblok

hakblok n (plural hakblokken, diminutive hakblokje n)

hakblokken (plural)
hakblokje (diminutive neuter)

chopping block (for chopping wood or decapitating)


luchtgitaar

From lucht + gitaar, likely a calque of English air guitar.


luchtalarm

Compound of lucht (“sky, air”) + alarm (“alarm, alert”). Originally used of sirens that warned the population about air raids.

compound

air raid siren, civil defence siren (public siren system used for various warnings)


luchtschipper

From lucht (“air”) + schipper (“skipper”).


luchtschroef

nl-noun

luchtschroef f (plural luchtschroeven, diminutive luchtschroefje n)

luchtschroeven (plural)
luchtschroefje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of lucht (“air”) + schroef (“screw”).

a propeller that operates in air (as a medium)

(dated) an Archimedes' screw that moves air, used for ventilation


luchtbom

a bomb launched from the air (e.g. used in an aerial bombing or in a dogfight)


luchtbombardement

luchtbombardement n (plural luchtbombardementen)


bombardeerkever

bombardeerkever m (plural bombardeerkevers)

Compound of bombarderen (“to bombard, to bomb”) + kever (“beetle”).

compound

any bombardier beetle of the genus Brachinus


bloedlul

nl-noun

bloedlul m (plural bloedlullen, diminutive bloedlulletje n)

bloedlullen (plural)
bloedlulletje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of bloed (“blood”) + -en- + lul (“dick, knob”). Compare German Blutpenis.

compound

(somewhat vulgar) a penis which is considerably larger when erect compared to flaccid; a grower


vleeslul

nl-noun

vleeslul m (plural vleeslullen, diminutive vleeslulletje n)

vleeslullen (plural)
vleeslulletje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of vlees (“flesh, meat”) + -en- + lul (“dick, knob”). Compare German Fleischpenis.

com+

(somewhat vulgar) a penis which is not considerably larger when erect compared to flaccid; a shower


luchtbrug

nl-noun

luchtbrug f (plural luchtbruggen, diminutive luchtbruggetje n)

luchtbruggen (plural)
luchtbruggetje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of lucht (“air, sky”) + brug (“bridge”).

a skybridge, a bridge connecting buildings or various part of a building


commanderij

commanderijen (plural)
commandeurij (alternative archaic)

(historical) commandery, the area or office controlled by the commander of a military order


bewegingsoorlog

bewegingsoorlog m (plural bewegingsoorlogen)

From beweging + -s- + oorlog, calque of German Bewegungskrieg.

(countable) a war that involves manoeuvre warfare


abolitie

→ Indonesian: abolisi

From Middle Dutch abolitie, from Middle French abolition, from Latin abolitiō.

(law) the prevention or abrogation of a prosecution procedure by means of a law

(obsolete) abolition, annulment, abolishing


toegift

toegift f (plural toegiften, diminutive toegiftje n)

toegiften (plural)
toegiftje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch toegifte. Equivalent to toe- + gift.

addition, extra gift; something that is given in addition to what is usual

(music, theater) encore (brief extra performance after the main performance)


nijder

From Middle Dutch nider. Equivalent to nijden + -er.

These jealous haters are worse than venom, / the malignant, false tongues of gossips, […]

1903, "Alle mijn gepeys doet mi so wee", in Florimond van Duyse, Het oude Nederlandsche lied. Wereldlijke en geestelijke liederen uit vroegeren tijd, teksten en melodieën, vol. 1, 1965 ed., page 407. Dese nijders zijn argher dan fenijn, / dese quade, valsche clappaerts tonghen, […]

(obsolete, now only as a historical term in literary studies) an envious hater