Engelse ziekte

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Engelsche ziekte (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally: “English disease”. Compare German Die englische Krankheit, Hungarian angolkór, Swedish engelska sjukan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛŋəlsə ˈziktə/

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Noun

Engelse ziekte f (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, derogatory) writing Dutch compound words incorrectly by applying English spelling rules, i.e. with a space separating the two parts (as is common in English, e.g. wall paint), rather than joined as a single word (as is usual in Dutch, e.g. muurverf)
2. (archaic) rachitis

   Synonyms: lendenvang, rachitis