accent

nl-noun

accent n (plural accenten, diminutive accentje n)

accenten (plural)
accentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aksent

→ Indonesian: aksen

→ Papiamentu: aksènt

From Middle Dutch accent, ultimately from Latin accentus.

(orthography) accent (symbol to indicate spoken accent or the nature of a vowel)


met

met (prepositional)
mee (adverb postpositional)
ermee
hiermee
daarmee
waarmee
ergens mee
nergens mee
overal mee

Berbice Creole Dutch: mete

Jersey Dutch: met, mät

Negerhollands: met, mi, mit, mee

Skepi Creole Dutch: met

From Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, variant of *midi (from which mee, mede), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

Met Jan de Vries.
Hello, this is Jan de Vries.

(telephony) Used to answer a telephone call, followed by one's name, shortened from "u spreekt met..."


medium

medium n (plural media, diminutive mediumpje n)

media (plural)
mediumpje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: medium

(communication, media) means of communication, media outlet

(communication) data medium, something that contains data


breve

breve f (plural breves, diminutive brevetje n)

breves (plural)
brevetje (diminutive neuter)


tot

tot (prepositional)
toe (adverb postpositional)
ertoe
hiertoe
daartoe
waartoe
ergens toe
nergens toe
overal toe

Afrikaans: tot

Berbice Creole Dutch: tutu

Jersey Dutch: tut, tût

Negerhollands: tot, tee

From Middle Dutch tot, tōte, from Old Dutch tote, toti (“to, until”), equivalent to toe + te. Compare Old Saxon tōte (“to, until”), Old Frisian tot (“until”), Old High German zuo ze.

Gaat een telefoon over ergens in Paramaribo. "Ja, halloo tot Rabin."

2020 August 25, Gerold Rozenblad, “Tafra drai [The table has turned]”, in De Ware Tijd, retrieved 2021-07-14:

A phone rings somewhere in Paramaribo. "Yes, hello. This is Rabin."

(telephony, Suriname) Used to answer a telephone call, followed by one's name, shortened from "u spreekt tot..."


macron

macron m (plural macrons, diminutive macrontje n)

macrons (plural)
macrontje (diminutive neuter)

From Ancient Greek μακρόν (makrón), neuter form of μακρός (makrós, “long”).


accent grave

accent grave n (plural accents graves or accent graves)

accents graves (plural)
accent graves (plural)

Unadapted borrowing from French accent grave.


voet

nl-noun

voet m (plural voeten, diminutive voetje n)

voeten (plural)
voetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: voet

Jersey Dutch: vût

desc

Negerhollands: voet, voeti, fut, futu, vut

→ Virgin Islands Creole: voet (dated)

Skepi Creole Dutch: fut

→? Sranan Tongo: futu

→? Aukan: futu

→ Saramaccan: fútu

From Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Dit gedicht heeft een ritme van vier voeten per vers.

This poem has a rhythm of four feet per line.

Een jambische pentameter heeft vijf voeten per vers.

An iambic pentameter has five feet per line.

(poetry) foot (most basic element of a metre)


spiritus

nl-noun

spiritus m (plural spiritussen or spiritus, diminutive spiritusje n)

spiritussen (plural)
spiritus (plural)
spiritusje (diminutive neuter)

desc

→ Indonesian: spiritus (“methylated spirit”)

→ Papiamentu: spíritùs

(orthography) a kind of diacritic used on Ancient Greek vowels to indicate aspiration or lack thereof. See spiritus asper and spiritus lenis


triolet

nl-noun

triolet m or f or n (plural trioletten, diminutive trioletje n)

trioletten (plural)
trioletje (diminutive neuter)


zenden

zenden (infinitive)
zenden (gerund neuter)
zend (first-person present singular)
zond (first-person past singular)
zendt (present second-person singular)
zend (present second-person singular)
zond (past second-person singular)
zendt (formal present second-person singular)
zond (formal past second-person singular)
zendt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
zendt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
zondt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
zondt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
zendt (present singular third-person)
zond (past singular third-person)
zenden (plural present)
zonden (past plural)
zende (archaic present singular subjunctive)
zonde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
zenden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
zonden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
zend (imperative present singular)
zendt (archaic imperative plural present)
zendend (participle present)
gezonden (participle past)

From Middle Dutch senden, from Old Dutch senden, from Proto-West Germanic *sandijan, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną. The original past tense was weak with Rückumlaut, thus sande or (through apocope) sant. Based on this latter form the verb then joined the strong class of Middle Dutch vinden, vant, gevonden etc.

(intransitive, communication) to transmit, to emit


klinker

klinker m (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertje n)

klinkers (plural)
klinkertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: klinker

→ West Frisian: klinker

From earlier klincker, equivalent to klinken + -er, short for klinckletter (“sounding-letter”), a calque of Latin littera vocālis (“sounding-letter”). Compare Middle Dutch clinker (“announcer, crier”).

cog

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


accent aigu

nl-noun

accent aigu n (plural accents aigus or accent aigus)

accents aigus (plural)
accent aigus (plural)

Unadapted borrowing from French accent aigu.


heffing

nl-noun

heffing f (plural heffingen, diminutive heffinkje n)

heffingen (plural)
heffinkje (diminutive neuter)

(poetry) a group of letters which are stressed in a poetic meter


dactylus

Borrowed from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos).


tweevoetig

nl-adj

tweevoetig (comparative tweevoetiger, superlative tweevoetigst)

tweevoetiger (comparative)
tweevoetigst (superlative)
tweevoetig (adverbial positive predicative)
tweevoetiger (adverbial comparative predicative)
het tweevoetigst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het tweevoetigste (adverbial predicative superlative)
tweevoetige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
tweevoetigere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
tweevoetigste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
tweevoetig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
tweevoetiger (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
tweevoetigste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
tweevoetige (indefinite plural positive)
tweevoetigere (comparative indefinite plural)
tweevoetigste (indefinite plural superlative)
tweevoetige (definite positive)
tweevoetigere (comparative definite)
tweevoetigste (definite superlative)
tweevoetigs (partitive positive)
tweevoetigers (comparative partitive)

From twee (“two”) + voet (“foot”) + -ig.


uitsmijter

nl-noun

uitsmijter m (plural uitsmijters, diminutive uitsmijtertje n)

uitsmijters (plural)
uitsmijtertje (diminutive neuter)

(theater, music, writing) finale, end, conclusion (of a work or performance)


bandbreedte

(telecommunications) bandwidth, the width or spread of a signal's spectrum of frequencies (in Hertz)


rijmschema

rijmschema n (plural rijmschema's, diminutive rijmschemaatje n)

rijmschema's (plural)
rijmschemaatje (diminutive neuter)


breedband

smalband

antonym(s) of “wide band of frequencies”

(telecommunications) broadband, a wide band of frequencies


smalband

(telecommunications) narrowband, a narrow band of frequencies


beller

beller m or f (plural bellers, diminutive bellertje n)

bellers (plural)
bellertje (diminutive neuter)

En we hebben een beller!

(telephony) caller, someone who calls in


viervoeter

viervoeter m (plural viervoeters, diminutive viervoetertje n)

viervoeters (plural)
viervoetertje (diminutive neuter)

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


accent circonflexe

accent circonflexe n (plural accents circonflexes or accent circonflexes)

accents circonflexes (plural)
accent circonflexes (plural)

Unadapted borrowing from French accent circonflexe.


elfje

→ English: elevenie (calque)

→ German: Elfchen (calque)

(poetry) elevenie, a type of eleven-word free-form cinquain


rondeel

nl-noun

rondeel n (plural rondelen, diminutive rondeeltje n)

rondelen (plural)
rondeeltje (diminutive neuter)


klinkletter

klinkletter f (plural klinkletters, diminutive klinklettertje n)

klinkletters (plural)
klinklettertje (diminutive neuter)

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


klinkerbotsing

klinkerbotsing f (plural klinkerbotsingen)

(orthography) an instance or phenomenon where a sequence of vowel characters may ambiguously or misleadingly suggest a different pronunciation as a digraph; used as a term for cases where the official spelling prescribes the use of hyphens or diaereses


sapfisch

sapfisch (adverbial positive predicative)
sapfische (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
sapfisch (indefinite neuter positive singular)
sapfische (indefinite plural positive)
sapfische (definite positive)
sapfisch (partitive positive)

(poetry) Sapphic (pertaining to the Sapphic metre)

(poetry, historical) Sapphic (pertaining to Sappho)


mobilofoon

citizens' band radio
citizens' band radio

(telephony) a mobile radio used in vehicles, such as a citizens' band radio


zingzeggen

zingzeggen (infinitive)
zingzeggen (gerund neuter)
zingzeg (first-person present singular)
zingzegde (first-person past singular)
zingzegt (present second-person singular)
zingzeg (present second-person singular)
zingzegde (past second-person singular)
zingzegt (formal present second-person singular)
zingzegde (formal past second-person singular)
zingzegt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
zingzegt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
zingzegde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
zingzegde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
zingzegt (present singular third-person)
zingzegde (past singular third-person)
zingzeggen (plural present)
zingzegden (past plural)
zingzegge (archaic present singular subjunctive)
zingzegde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
zingzeggen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
zingzegden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
zingzeg (imperative present singular)
zingzegt (archaic imperative plural present)
zingzeggend (participle present)
gezingzegd (participle past)

From zingen (“to sing”) + zeggen (“to say”).

(music, poetry) to recite accompanied by music or to sing in a manner close to regular speech, similar to recitativo or rap