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The term is derived from the name of the town of Spa, Belgium, whose name is known from Roman times, when the location was called Aquae Spadanae, [167] sometimes incorrectly connected to the Latin word spargere meaning to scatter, sprinkle or moisten. [168] Spangle probably from Middle Dutch spange (=brooch, clasp) [169] Splice
De Morgen originates from a merger in 1978 [3] [4] of two socialist newspapers Vooruit (newspaper) [5] (meaning "Onwards" in English) and Volksgazet (meaning "People's Newspaper" in English). The Vooruit was founded in Ghent by Edward Anseele and appeared the first time on 31 August 1884, just before the foundation of the Belgian Labour Party ...
The infinitive, when used as a noun, is neuter and has no plural. Dutch also has a feminine gerund in -ing, but this is no longer productive and usually has a concrete, technical meaning, e.g. het lenen 'borrowing, lending' vs. de lening 'loan'; het opleiden 'educating' vs. opleiding 'education'. Het doden van mensen is verboden.
Eikel (literally: "acorn") is a neutral word for male glans (originally a Latin word also meaning "acorn"). As an insult, it is in its meaning comparable to the English word "dickhead" when applied to a person, but due to the double meaning of the Dutch word (acorn or glans), it is considered much milder.
The Word list of the Dutch language (Dutch: Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal [ˈʋoːrdə(n)ˌlɛist ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːl]) is a spelling dictionary of the Dutch language (Dutch orthography). It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union ( Nederlandse Taalunie ).
The past tense of the passive voice in Afrikaans uses is, the present tense of wees instead of word, hence dit word geskryf ("it is written") becomes dit is geskryf ("it was/has been written"). [66] In Dutch, the passive voice can be constructed by both zijn and worden, hence het is/wordt geschreven, and het was/werd geschreven.
Morgen is a former unit of measurement, from the German and Dutch word meaning morning, which denoted the amount of land that could be plowed in a morning's time. Morgen may also refer to: People
Map of 1681 showing the extent of the IJ Bay (on the right) prior to reclamation. Note the map is oriented with west at the top. The IJ on the painting The Return to Amsterdam of the Second Expedition to the East Indies (1599) by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom Parade of ships on the IJ during SAIL Amsterdam in 2015