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)


breve

breve f (plural breves, diminutive brevetje n)

breves (plural)
brevetje (diminutive neuter)


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)


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)


rijmschema

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

rijmschema's (plural)
rijmschemaatje (diminutive neuter)


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)


ankeilen

ankeilen (infinitive)
ankeilen (gerund neuter)
keil an (first-person main-clause present singular)
keilde an (first-person main-clause past singular)
ankeil (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
ankeilde (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
keilt an (main-clause present second-person singular)
keil an (main-clause present second-person singular)
keilde an (main-clause past second-person singular)
ankeilt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ankeilde (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
keilt an (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
keilde an (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
ankeilt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ankeilde (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
keilt an (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
keilt an (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
keilde an (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
keilde an (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
ankeilt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ankeilt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ankeilde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
ankeilde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
keilt an (main-clause present singular third-person)
keilde an (main-clause past singular third-person)
ankeilt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
ankeilde (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
keilen an (main-clause plural present)
keilden an (main-clause past plural)
ankeilen (plural present subordinate-clause)
ankeilden (past plural subordinate-clause)
keile an (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
keilde an (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
ankeile (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
ankeilde (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
keilen an (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
keilden an (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
ankeilen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
ankeilden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
keil an (imperative main-clause present singular)
keilt an (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
ankeilend (main-clause participle present)
angekeild (main-clause participle past)

Pseudo-Germanism, possibly derived from obsolete German ankeilen (“to secure something with a wedge”) or now chiefly colloquial Austrian German ankeilen (“to accost someone in order to sell them something”). It is unclear how the term acquired its present meaning in Dutch.

der

(transitive, journalism) to publish a short text on the front or main page of a newspaper, magazine, or news website in order to introduce an article elsewhere in that publication


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