vleugel

nl-noun

vleugel m (plural vleugelen or vleugels, diminutive vleugeltje n)

vleugelen (plural)
vleugels (plural)
vleugeltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: vleuel

Negerhollands: flegn, flegon

From Middle Dutch vloghel, vlueghel, from Old Dutch *flugil, from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz. Equivalent to vliegen + -el.


vendel

vendel ? (plural vendels or vendelen, diminutive vendeltje n)

vendels (plural)
vendelen (plural)
vendeltje (diminutive neuter)


rot

rot n or f (plural rotten, diminutive rotje n)

rotten (plural)
rotje (diminutive neuter)


appel

appel n (plural appels, diminutive appelletje n)

appels (plural)
appelletje (diminutive neuter)
appèl (alternative)

Afrikaans: appèl

→ Caribbean Javanese: apèl

→ Indonesian: apèl

→ Papiamentu: apèl

From Middle Dutch appeel, from Old French apel.

(military) roll call (muster of troops at which names are read out, to see if all are present)


marine

marine f (plural marines, diminutive marinetje n)

marines (plural)
marinetje (diminutive neuter)

From French marine, from Latin marinus, derived from mare (“sea”).

(military) an armed navy (naval branch of armed forces)


over

From Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch *ovar, from Proto-West Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic *uber, from Proto-Indo-European *upér, from *upo. Compare German ober, über, Low German over, över, English over.

(procedure word, military) over (a radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and is expecting a response.)


judoka

judoka f or m (plural judoka's, diminutive judokaatje n)

judoka's (plural)
judokaatje (diminutive neuter)


pil

pil f (plural pillen, diminutive pilletje n)

pillen (plural)
pilletje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: pil

→ Indonesian: pil

→ Papiamentu: pelchi, pilchi, peeltsji (from the diminutive)

→ Sranan Tongo: perki

→ Saramaccan: péiki

From Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, diminutive of pila (“ball”).

(metonymic) an expert in pill use:
(military) a med student


kat

kat f (plural katten, diminutive katje n, masculine kater or mannetjeskat)

katten (plural)
katje (diminutive neuter)
kater (masculine)
mannetjeskat (masculine)

desctree

Afrikaans: kat
→ Xhosa: ikati
→ Zulu: ikati

Jersey Dutch: kāt

Negerhollands: katje (from the Dutch diminutive)

Skepi Creole Dutch: kat

Inherited from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, *catta, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

als de kat van huis is, dansen de muizen op tafel

(military) cavalier (a raised firing platform)


hoek

nl-noun

hoek m (plural hoeken, diminutive hoekje n)

hoeken (plural)
hoekje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: hoek

Berbice Creole Dutch: hoek

Jersey Dutch: hûk

Negerhollands: hoek

desc

→ Indonesian: hoek, hook, huk (“land or building at a corner”)

→ Papiamentu: huki, hoeki

→ Sranan Tongo: huku, uku

→ Caribbean Hindustani: huku

→ Caribbean Javanese: uku

→ Kari'na: ukuru

→ Manado Malay: huk (“corner”)

From Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).


eenheid

nl-noun

eenheid f (plural eenheden, diminutive eenheidje n)

eenheden (plural)
eenheidje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: eenheid

From Middle Dutch eenheit, likely calque of Latin ūnitās. Some modern senses likely derive from German Einheit. Equivalent to een + -heid, analogous to English oneness.

De speciale eenheid van de politie werd ingezet om de gijzelnemer te overmeesteren.

The police's special unit was deployed to apprehend the hostage-taker.

(military, law enforcement) unit (squad or party; member of a military organisation or law enforcement organisation; division)


positie

positie f (plural posities, diminutive positietje n)

posities (plural)
positietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: posisie

→ Indonesian: posisi

Borrowed from French position, from Latin positiō.


trekker

trekker m (plural trekkers, diminutive trekkertje n)

trekkers (plural)
trekkertje (diminutive neuter)

Jersey Dutch: träkker

From Middle Dutch trecker. Equivalent to trekken + -er. The sense “tractor” is a phono-semantic matching of English tractor. Compare the same in German Trecker.


reservist

Borrowed from French réserviste. Equivalent to reserve + -ist.


steun

nl-noun

steun m (plural steunen, diminutive steuntje n)

steunen (plural)
steuntje (diminutive neuter)


spits

spits f (plural spitsen, diminutive spitsje n)

spitsen (plural)
spitsje (diminutive neuter)

(military) a frontline battalion, a front subdivision of a vanguard


uppercut

uppercut m (plural uppercuts, diminutive uppercutje n)

uppercuts (plural)
uppercutje (diminutive neuter)


floret

floret f (plural floretten, diminutive floretje n)

floretten (plural)
floretje (diminutive neuter)


afdeling

afdeling f (plural afdelingen, diminutive afdelinkje n)

afdelingen (plural)
afdelinkje (diminutive neuter)
afdeeling (alternative)

Afrikaans: afdeling

→ Caribbean Javanese: afdéling

→ Indonesian: afdeling

→ Peranakan Indonesian: afdeeling

(military, chiefly artillery) regiment, army unit consisting of more than one battalions


innemen

innemen (infinitive)
innemen (gerund neuter)
neem in (first-person main-clause present singular)
nam in (first-person main-clause past singular)
inneem (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
innam (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
neemt in (main-clause present second-person singular)
neem in (main-clause present second-person singular)
nam in (main-clause past second-person singular)
inneemt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
innam (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
neemt in (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
nam in (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
inneemt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
innam (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
neemt in (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
neemt in (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
naamt in (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
naamt in (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
inneemt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
inneemt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
innaamt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
innaamt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
neemt in (main-clause present singular third-person)
nam in (main-clause past singular third-person)
inneemt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
innam (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
nemen in (main-clause plural present)
namen in (main-clause past plural)
innemen (plural present subordinate-clause)
innamen (past plural subordinate-clause)
neme in (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
name in (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
inneme (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
inname (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
nemen in (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
namen in (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
innemen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
innamen (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
neem in (imperative main-clause present singular)
neemt in (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
innemend (main-clause participle present)
ingenomen (main-clause participle past)

Afrikaans: inneem

Negerhollands: neem in

Na een kort gevecht werd het dorp ingenomen.

After a short encounter, the village was captured.


colonne

colonne f (plural colonnes, diminutive colonnetje n)

colonnes (plural)
colonnetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: kolone

Borrowed from French colonne. Doublet of column and kolom.


compagnie

compagnie f (plural compagnies or compagnieën, diminutive compagnietje n)

compagnies (plural)
compagnieën (plural)
compagnietje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: kompanie

Petjo: compies, kompeni, kompenie

→ Caribbean Javanese: kompeni

desc

→ Indonesian: kompeni (“Dutch East India Company, Dutch colonial government”)

→ Indonesian: kompi (“company (millitary)”)

→ Hokkien: 公班衙 (kong-pan-gêe)

From Middle Dutch compangie, borrowed from Old French compagnie, derived in turn from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō, from Latin cum (“with”) + pānis (“bread”). See also compagnon and kompaan.

(military) a sub-division of a battalion


jager

nl-noun

jager m (plural jagers, diminutive jagertje n, feminine jaagster)

jagers (plural)
jagertje (diminutive neuter)
jaagster (feminine)

→ Lokono: jagernu

→ Papiamentu: jager (dated)

From Middle Dutch jager, from Old Dutch jageri. Equivalent to jagen + -er.

(nautical, military) destroyer (type of warship)

(aviation, military) fighter, combat aeroplane

(military) jaeger, light infantry rifleman, ranger


degen

degen m (plural degens, diminutive degentje n)

degens (plural)
degentje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: degen

Negerhollands: deegen

→ Papiamentu: degel (dated)

→ West Frisian: degen

From Middle Dutch degen, from Middle High German degen, itself borrowed from Old French dague (“dagger”).


batterij

batterij f (plural batterijen, diminutive batterijtje n)

batterijen (plural)
batterijtje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: batilei

→ Caribbean Hindustani: batterij

→ Caribbean Javanese: batrèi

→ Indonesian: baterai

→ Papiamentu: batrei

→ Russian: батарея (batareja) (see there for further descendants)

→ Sranan Tongo: baterèi

→ Saramaccan: batilei

→ Trió: paateri, paatërëi

(military) battery, tactical artillery unit


moraal

moraal f (plural moralen, diminutive moraaltje n)

moralen (plural)
moraaltje (diminutive neuter)
moreel (alternative obsolete)

→ Indonesian: moral

Borrowed from Middle French moral, from Latin mōrālis (“relating to manners or morals”)
(first used by Cicero, to translate Ancient Greek ἠθικός (ēthikós, “moral”)), from mos (“manner, custom”).


deserteren

deserteren (infinitive)
deserteren (gerund neuter)
deserteer (first-person present singular)
deserteerde (first-person past singular)
deserteert (present second-person singular)
deserteer (present second-person singular)
deserteerde (past second-person singular)
deserteert (formal present second-person singular)
deserteerde (formal past second-person singular)
deserteert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
deserteert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
deserteerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
deserteerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
deserteert (present singular third-person)
deserteerde (past singular third-person)
deserteren (plural present)
deserteerden (past plural)
desertere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
deserteerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
deserteren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
deserteerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
deserteer (imperative present singular)
deserteert (archaic imperative plural present)
deserterend (participle present)
gedeserteerd (participle past)

Borrowed from French déserter, from Middle French déserter, from Old French [Term?].


beleg

→ Papiamentu: belèg

From Middle Dutch belegge, from beleggen (modern beleggen).


maarschalk

nl-noun

maarschalk m (plural maarschalken, diminutive maarschalkje n)

maarschalken (plural)
maarschalkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: maarskalk

→ Indonesian: marsêkal

→ West Frisian: maarskalk

From Middle Dutch maerschalc, maerscalc, marscalc, from Old Dutch mariskalk, from Proto-West Germanic *marhaskalk. Equivalent to mare (“horse, mare”) + schalk (“servant”). Doublet of marechaussee.


aantreden

aantreden (infinitive)
aantreden (gerund neuter)
treed aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
trad aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aantreed (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aantrad (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
treedt aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
treed aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
trad aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aantreedt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantrad (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
treedt aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
trad aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aantreedt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantrad (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
treedt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
treedt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
traadt aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
traadt aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aantreedt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantreedt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantraadt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aantraadt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
treedt aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
trad aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aantreedt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aantrad (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
treden aan (main-clause plural present)
traden aan (main-clause past plural)
aantreden (plural present subordinate-clause)
aantraden (past plural subordinate-clause)
trede aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
trade aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aantrede (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aantrade (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
treden aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
traden aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aantreden (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aantraden (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
treed aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
treedt aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aantredend (main-clause participle present)
aangetreden (main-clause participle past)

Petjo: antree

→ Caribbean Javanese: antri

→ Indonesian: antre

From Middle Dutch aentrēden. Equivalent to aan + treden.

(intransitive, military) to fall in (get into position)


blauwe hap

/ˌblɑu̯.ə ˈɦɑp/


obus

nl-noun

obus m (plural obussen, diminutive obusje n)

obussen (plural)
obusje (diminutive neuter)

(Belgium, military) an artillery shell, particularly one from the First World War


banket

banket n (plural banketten, diminutive banketje n)

banketten (plural)
banketje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: banket

→ English: banket

→ Indonesian: banket

→ Sranan Tongo: banketi

(military) a banquette, narrow area behind a defensive wall's parapet, elevated above its terreplein and used by defending infantry to shoot safely at attackers


defilé

defilé n (plural defilés, diminutive defileetje n)

defilés (plural)
defileetje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: défilé


bestrijken

bestrijken (infinitive)
bestrijken (gerund neuter)
bestrijk (first-person present singular)
bestreek (first-person past singular)
bestrijkt (present second-person singular)
bestrijk (present second-person singular)
bestreek (past second-person singular)
bestrijkt (formal present second-person singular)
bestreek (formal past second-person singular)
bestrijkt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
bestrijkt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
bestreekt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
bestreekt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
bestrijkt (present singular third-person)
bestreek (past singular third-person)
bestrijken (plural present)
bestreken (past plural)
bestrijke (archaic present singular subjunctive)
bestreke (archaic past singular subjunctive)
bestrijken (archaic plural present subjunctive)
bestreken (archaic past plural subjunctive)
bestrijk (imperative present singular)
bestrijkt (archaic imperative plural present)
bestrijkend (participle present)
bestreken (participle past)

From Middle Dutch bestriken, from Old Dutch *bistrīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *bistrīkan. Equivalent to be- + strijken. Cognate with German bestreichen.

(transitive, military, of ranged weapon, especially artillery) to reach, to cover (a location or distance)


opleidingsschip

opleidingsschip n (plural opleidingsschepen, diminutive opleidingsscheepje n)

opleidingsschepen (plural)
opleidingsscheepje (diminutive neuter)

From opleiding (“training”) + -s- + schip (“ship”).


slagveld

nl-noun

slagveld n (plural slagvelden, diminutive slagveldje n)

slagvelden (plural)
slagveldje (diminutive neuter)

De dappere soldaten vochten op het slagveld voor hun land.

The brave soldiers fought on the battlefield for their country.

Na de veldslag lag het slagveld bezaaid met gesneuvelde soldaten.

After the battle, the battlefield was littered with fallen soldiers.


hospik

hospik m (plural hospikken, diminutive hospikje n)

hospikken (plural)
hospikje (diminutive neuter)

blend of hospitaal 'hospital' (from Latin) + pik 'dick, pecker, penis' (as crude pars pro toto for '[army] boy, man')

(military slang) a military (hospital) orderly


wedde

wedde f (plural wedden or weddes, diminutive weddetje n)

wedden (plural)
weddes (plural)
weddetje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, dated, military) the wage of a soldier


uitzending

uitzending f (plural uitzendingen, diminutive uitzendinkje n)

uitzendingen (plural)
uitzendinkje (diminutive neuter)

From uitzenden (“to send out, broadcast”) + -ing.

suffix

De soldaat keek uit naar zijn uitzending naar Bosnië.

The soldier looked forward to being sent to Bosnia.

(military) the act of sending someone somewhere (for a significant period of time)


saillant

De Ieperboog was de bekendste saillant aan het westfront.

The Ypres Salient was the most famous salient at the western front.


vaandrig

nl-noun

vaandrig m (plural vaandrigs, diminutive vaandrigje n)

vaandrigs (plural)
vaandrigje (diminutive neuter)

(Netherlands, military, law enforcement) the lowest rank in the Army, Air Force and Marechaussee


Hr.Ms.

(nautical, military) Abbreviation of Harer Majesteits: "Her Majesty's"; HNLMS


Zr.Ms.

(nautical, military) Abbreviation of Zijner Majesteits.: "His Majesty's"; HNLMS


morgenster

morgenster f (plural morgensterren, diminutive morgensterretje n)

morgensterren (plural)
morgensterretje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: morgster

From morgen (“morning”) + ster (“star”).


conventioneel

nl-adj

conventioneel (comparative conventioneler, superlative conventioneelst)

conventioneler (comparative)
conventioneelst (superlative)
conventioneel (adverbial positive predicative)
conventioneler (adverbial comparative predicative)
het conventioneelst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het conventioneelste (adverbial predicative superlative)
conventionele (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
conventionelere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
conventioneelste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
conventioneel (indefinite neuter positive singular)
conventioneler (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
conventioneelste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
conventionele (indefinite plural positive)
conventionelere (comparative indefinite plural)
conventioneelste (indefinite plural superlative)
conventionele (definite positive)
conventionelere (comparative definite)
conventioneelste (definite superlative)
conventioneels (partitive positive)
conventionelers (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: konvensioneel

→ Indonesian: konvensionil

Borrowed from Middle French conventionnel. The military sense “not nuclear” derives from English conventional. Equivalent to conventie + -eel.

(military) conventional, not atomic, not nuclear


uitvallen

uitvallen (infinitive)
uitvallen (gerund neuter)
val uit (first-person main-clause present singular)
viel uit (first-person main-clause past singular)
uitval (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
uitviel (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
valt uit (main-clause present second-person singular)
val uit (main-clause present second-person singular)
viel uit (main-clause past second-person singular)
uitvalt (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitviel (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
valt uit (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
viel uit (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
uitvalt (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitviel (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
valt uit (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
valt uit (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
vielt uit (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
vielt uit (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
uitvalt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitvalt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitvielt (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitvielt (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
valt uit (main-clause present singular third-person)
viel uit (main-clause past singular third-person)
uitvalt (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
uitviel (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
vallen uit (main-clause plural present)
vielen uit (main-clause past plural)
uitvallen (plural present subordinate-clause)
uitvielen (past plural subordinate-clause)
valle uit (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
viele uit (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
uitvalle (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
uitviele (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
vallen uit (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
vielen uit (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
uitvallen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
uitvielen (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
val uit (imperative main-clause present singular)
valt uit (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
uitvallend (main-clause participle present)
uitgevallen (main-clause participle past)

(military) to sally from a besieged position


dienstplichtig

dienstplichtig (adverbial positive predicative)
dienstplichtige (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
dienstplichtig (indefinite neuter positive singular)
dienstplichtige (indefinite plural positive)
dienstplichtige (definite positive)
dienstplichtigs (partitive positive)

From dienstplicht (“conscription”) + -ig.

(military) drafted, conscripted; liable to be drafted


troep

nl-noun

troep m (plural troepen, diminutive troepje n)

troepen (plural)
troepje (diminutive neuter)
trop (alternative dialectal)

Negerhollands: trop

→ Caribbean Javanese: trup

From Middle Dutch trop, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin troppus. The vowel changed under the influence of Middle French troupe, from Old French trope, from the same Latin word. Further etymology uncertain, but it is often thought to be a borrowing from Old Frankish.

De troepen onderdrukten het verzet in twee weken.⁽ᵂᴾ⁾

The troops suppressed the resistance in two weeks.


lichtgewicht

lichtgewicht n (plural lichtgewichten, diminutive lichtgewichtje n)

lichtgewichten (plural)
lichtgewichtje (diminutive neuter)

From licht + gewicht, calque of English lightweight.

(sports, especially boxing) lightweight (player with a low mass)


adjudant

adjudant m (plural adjudanten, diminutive adjudantje n)

adjudanten (plural)
adjudantje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: ajudan

→ Papiamentu: atzjudant


karabijn

karabijn m or f (plural karabijnen, diminutive karabijntje n)

karabijnen (plural)
karabijntje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: karabyn

→ West Frisian: karabyn

(weaponry) carbine (short-barrelled rifle)


saluut

saluut n (plural saluten, diminutive saluutje n)

saluten (plural)
saluutje (diminutive neuter)
saluyt (alternative obsolete)

(military, nautical) salute (a hand gesture or salvo expressing respect)


linie

From Middle Dutch linie, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.


exerceren

exerceren (infinitive)
exerceren (gerund neuter)
exerceer (first-person present singular)
exerceerde (first-person past singular)
exerceert (present second-person singular)
exerceer (present second-person singular)
exerceerde (past second-person singular)
exerceert (formal present second-person singular)
exerceerde (formal past second-person singular)
exerceert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
exerceert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
exerceerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
exerceerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
exerceert (present singular third-person)
exerceerde (past singular third-person)
exerceren (plural present)
exerceerden (past plural)
exercere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
exerceerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
exerceren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
exerceerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
exerceer (imperative present singular)
exerceert (archaic imperative plural present)
exercerend (participle present)
geëxerceerd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch exerceren, from Middle French exercer, from Latin exerceō.

(intransitive, military) to practise, to exercise


detacheren

detacheren (infinitive)
detacheren (gerund neuter)
detacheer (first-person present singular)
detacheerde (first-person past singular)
detacheert (present second-person singular)
detacheer (present second-person singular)
detacheerde (past second-person singular)
detacheert (formal present second-person singular)
detacheerde (formal past second-person singular)
detacheert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
detacheert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
detacheerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
detacheerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
detacheert (present singular third-person)
detacheerde (past singular third-person)
detacheren (plural present)
detacheerden (past plural)
detachere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
detacheerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
detacheren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
detacheerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
detacheer (imperative present singular)
detacheert (archaic imperative plural present)
detacherend (participle present)
gedetacheerd (participle past)

→ Papiamentu: detacheer

(transitive, obsolete, military) to deploy, to set up in a military function


landweer

landweer f (plural landweren, diminutive landweertje n)

landweren (plural)
landweertje (diminutive neuter)

From land (“land”) + weer (“defense”). Cognate with German Landwehr.


landsverdediging

landsverdediging f (plural landsverdedigingen, diminutive landsverdediginkje n)

landsverdedigingen (plural)
landsverdediginkje (diminutive neuter)

From land (“land”) + verdediging (“defense”).


loopgraaf

loopgraaf f (plural loopgraven, diminutive loopgraafje n)

loopgraven (plural)
loopgraafje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: loopgraaf

→ West Frisian: loopgraaf

From lopen (“to walk”) + graven (“to dig”), calque of German Laufgraben.


overste

desc

Negerhollands: overst, overste, oversten

→ Indonesian: overste


kamerstuk

nl-noun

kamerstuk n (plural kamerstukken, diminutive kamerstukje n)

kamerstukken (plural)
kamerstukje (diminutive neuter)

From kamer + stuk, calque of German Kammerstück.

Het aangekochte geschut varieerde van kleine steen— en kamerstukken van 600 pond gewicht, die kogels van 1 '/. pond schoten, tot de grote stukken van 6.000 pond gewicht voor kogels van 38 pond.

2005, Michiel A. G. de Jong, ‘Staat van Oorlog’: wapenbedrijf en militaire hervorming in de Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden, 1585-1621, Uitgeverij Verloren, page 209:

(military, jargon, dated) a piece of artillery


vaandelvlucht

Compound of vaandel + vlucht, calque of German Fahnenflucht.


kustverdediging

kustverdediging f (plural kustverdedigingen, diminutive kustverdediginkje n)

kustverdedigingen (plural)
kustverdediginkje (diminutive neuter)

From kust (“coast”) + verdediging (“defence”).


wederopbouwmissie

nl-noun

wederopbouwmissie f (plural wederopbouwmissies, diminutive wederopbouwmissietje n)

wederopbouwmissies (plural)
wederopbouwmissietje (diminutive neuter)

21st century. Compound of wederopbouw (“reconstruction”) + missie (“mission”).

compound

(military) reconstruction mission (military mission whose stated aim is to rebuild a country or region)


vechtmissie

nl-noun

vechtmissie f (plural vechtmissies, diminutive vechtmissietje n)

vechtmissies (plural)
vechtmissietje (diminutive neuter)

21st century. Compound of vechten (“to fight”) + missie (“mission”).

compound

(military) combat mission (military mission whose practical purpose or stated aim is to fight opponents)


schietgat

nl-noun

schietgat n (plural schietgaten, diminutive schietgaatje n)

schietgaten (plural)
schietgaatje (diminutive neuter)

(architecture, fortification) loophole, embrasure


strijdperk

strijdperk n (plural strijdperken, diminutive strijdperkje n)

strijdperken (plural)
strijdperkje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of strijd (“battle”) + perk (“area, bounds”).

compound

De twee legers ontmoetten elkaar op het strijdperk en de gevechten begonnen.

The two armies met on the battlefield and the fighting began.

(military) battlefield (arena or theatre of fighting)


achterhoede

nl-noun

achterhoede f (plural achterhoeden or achterhoedes)

achterhoeden (plural)
achterhoedes (plural)


achterhoedegevecht

achterhoedegevecht n (plural achterhoedegevechten, diminutive achterhoedegevechtje n)

achterhoedegevechten (plural)
achterhoedegevechtje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of achterhoede (“rearguard”) + gevecht (“fight”).

compound

(military) rearguard battle, rearguard fight (battle involving the rearguard of a military force, usually on retreat)


beplanten

beplanten (infinitive)
beplanten (gerund neuter)
beplant (first-person present singular)
beplantte (first-person past singular)
beplant (present second-person singular)
beplantte (past second-person singular)
beplant (formal present second-person singular)
beplantte (formal past second-person singular)
beplant (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
beplant (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
beplantte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
beplantte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
beplant (present singular third-person)
beplantte (past singular third-person)
beplanten (plural present)
beplantten (past plural)
beplante (archaic present singular subjunctive)
beplantte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
beplanten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
beplantten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
beplant (imperative present singular)
beplant (archaic imperative plural present)
beplantend (participle present)
beplant (participle past)

(military, transitive, dated) to supply (with artillery)


divisie

Afrikaans: divisie

→ Indonesian: divisi

From Middle Dutch divisie, from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsio.

(military) a large military unit, usually with over 15,000 soldiers and divided into brigades


kazerneren

kazerneren (infinitive)
kazerneren (gerund neuter)
kazerneer (first-person present singular)
kazerneerde (first-person past singular)
kazerneert (present second-person singular)
kazerneer (present second-person singular)
kazerneerde (past second-person singular)
kazerneert (formal present second-person singular)
kazerneerde (formal past second-person singular)
kazerneert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
kazerneert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
kazerneerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
kazerneerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
kazerneert (present singular third-person)
kazerneerde (past singular third-person)
kazerneren (plural present)
kazerneerden (past plural)
kazernere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
kazerneerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
kazerneren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
kazerneerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
kazerneer (imperative present singular)
kazerneert (archaic imperative plural present)
kazernerend (participle present)
gekazerneerd (participle past)
caserneren (alternative obsolete)

(military, transitive, of troops) to station in barracks


vuursein

(military) a signal to open fire with ranged weapons


jonker

nl-noun

jonker m (plural jonkers, diminutive jonkertje n)

jonkers (plural)
jonkertje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch joncker. Equivalent to a reduction of jonkheer.

(navy) Title of address for midshipmen and cadets.


bloedvlag

Compound of bloed (“blood”) + vlag (“flag”).

(military, especially nautical, historical) a flag used as a signal of attack, originally red, but some black flags were in use during the 20th century


tegenvuur

(military, warfare) return fire, counterfire


opstoot

opstoot m (plural opstoten, diminutive opstootje n)

opstoten (plural)
opstootje (diminutive neuter)

From opstoten. Equivalent to op + stoot.


vernieler

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


nachtpermissie

nachtpermissie f (plural nachtpermissies)

(military) permission for members of the armed forces to spend the night outside the barracks


ontzetten

ontzetten (infinitive)
ontzetten (gerund neuter)
ontzet (first-person present singular)
ontzette (first-person past singular)
ontzet (present second-person singular)
ontzette (past second-person singular)
ontzet (formal present second-person singular)
ontzette (formal past second-person singular)
ontzet (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ontzet (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ontzette (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ontzette (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ontzet (present singular third-person)
ontzette (past singular third-person)
ontzetten (plural present)
ontzetten (past plural)
ontzette (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ontzette (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ontzetten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ontzetten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ontzet (imperative present singular)
ontzet (archaic imperative plural present)
ontzettend (participle present)
ontzet (participle past)

From ont- (“de-, away”) + zetten (“to set, put”).

prefix

(military, transitive) to relieve a town or fortress from a siege


reformeren

reformeren (infinitive)
reformeren (gerund neuter)
reformeer (first-person present singular)
reformeerde (first-person past singular)
reformeert (present second-person singular)
reformeer (present second-person singular)
reformeerde (past second-person singular)
reformeert (formal present second-person singular)
reformeerde (formal past second-person singular)
reformeert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
reformeert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
reformeerde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
reformeerde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
reformeert (present singular third-person)
reformeerde (past singular third-person)
reformeren (plural present)
reformeerden (past plural)
reformere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
reformeerde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
reformeren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
reformeerden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
reformeer (imperative present singular)
reformeert (archaic imperative plural present)
reformerend (participle present)
gereformeerd (participle past)
reformeeren (alternative obsolete)

From Middle Dutch reformēren, from Middle French reformer, from Old French reformer, from Latin refōrmō.

(transitive, military) to reorganise, to reform, to regroup


gevechtsvlieger

nl-noun

gevechtsvlieger m (plural gevechtsvliegers)

(military, aviation) a combat pilot, a pilot who flies a military aircraft


draagwijdte

Afrikaans: draagwydte

→ West Frisian: draachwiidte

From dragen + wijdte, calque of German Tragweite.

(military, chiefly uncountable) range, scope (of a ranged weapon)


spervuur

(uncountable, military) crossfire to suppress an enemy

(countable, military) a barrage of suppressive crossfire


tegenoffensief

tegenoffensief n (plural tegenoffensieven, diminutive tegenoffensiefje n)

tegenoffensieven (plural)
tegenoffensiefje (diminutive neuter)
tegen-offensief (alternative archaic)

Compound of tegen + offensief. The term entered common usage during the First World War.


geschutstoren

geschutstoren m (plural geschutstorens, diminutive geschutstorentje n)

geschutstorens (plural)
geschutstorentje (diminutive neuter)
geschuttoren (alternative uncommon)

(military) a gun turret (e.g. on a fortification, ship, combat vehicle, etc.)


veldkeuken

veldkeuken f (plural veldkeukens, diminutive veldkeukentje n)

veldkeukens (plural)
veldkeukentje (diminutive neuter)


patstelling

(military, politics, board games) stalemate, impasse, deadlock


luchtverkenner

luchtverkenner m (plural luchtverkenners)

(military) aerial scout (unit performing reconnaissance by air)


hoofdmacht

hoofdmachten (plural)
hoofdmagt (alternative obsolete)


doorstoot

(military, als, sports, games) an act of pushing on, of pressing on; a continued advance


regimentskapel

regimentskapel f (plural regimentskapellen)

(military, music) regimental orchestra (orchestra of a military regiment)


bruggenhoofd

bruggenhoofd n (plural bruggenhoofden, diminutive bruggenhoofdje n)

bruggenhoofden (plural)
bruggenhoofdje (diminutive neuter)
bruggehoofd (alternative)

(military) bridgehead, a fortification around the end of a bridge

(military) bridgehead, an area of ground on the enemy's side of a river or other obstacle, especially one that needs to be taken and defended in order to secure an advance


strandhoofd

strandhoofd n (plural strandhoofden, diminutive strandhoofdje n)

strandhoofden (plural)
strandhoofdje (diminutive neuter)

From strand (“beach”) + hoofd (“head”).
The meaning beachhead is likely a calque of English beachhead.


ritmeester

From Middle Dutch ritmeester, from Middle High German [Term?]. Equivalent to rit + meester.

(military) a rittmaster, a cavalry officer of a rank equivalent to captain


wapenrok

wapenrok m (plural wapenrokken, diminutive wapenrokje n)

wapenrokken (plural)
wapenrokje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch wâpenroc. Equivalent to wapen (“coat of arms”) + rok (“tunic, garment covering the torso”).

compound

(military, historical) a military surcoat with heraldic designs, often of knee-length, worn in the Middle Ages and the early modern era

(military, historical, dated) a coat as part of a military uniform


vlaggenparade

From vlag (“flag”) + -en- + parade (“parade, roll call”). Compare German Flaggenparade (“military flag-raising or lowering ceremony”), German Fahnenappell (“school flag-raising ceremony in the GDR”).

cog

(Netherlands, nautical, military) flag-raising ceremony performed on Dutch navy ships


voorwerk

nl-noun

voorwerk n (plural voorwerken, diminutive voorwerkje n)

voorwerken (plural)
voorwerkje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch vorewerc, from Old Dutch *forawerk (only in toponyms). By surface analysis, voor + werk. Compare German Vorwerk.


gevechtsvliegtuig

gevechtsvliegtuig n (plural gevechtsvliegtuigen, diminutive gevechtsvliegtuigje n)

gevechtsvliegtuigen (plural)
gevechtsvliegtuigje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of gevecht (“fight, battle”) + -s- + vliegtuig (“plane”).