koorts
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- koors (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch corts, further etymology unknown, with apparently no direct Germanic language cognates. An indirect relationship with kool (“coal”) has been suggested, via Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“burn, shine”), compare Sanskrit ज्वलति (“burn brightly, blaze”) and ज्वर (“fever, pain”). But this is quite speculative as all Germanic derivatives of this root have the sense of "coal".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
koorts f (plural koortsen, diminutive koortsje n)
Derived terms[edit]
- binnenkoorts
- gele koorts
- goudkoorts
- hermelijnkoorts
- hooikoorts
- klierkoorts
- knokkelkoorts
- koortsaanval
- koortsachtig
- koortsdroom
- koortsig
- koortslip
- kraamkoorts
- kraamvrouwenkoorts
- lassakoorts
- marburgkoorts
- moeraskoorts
- plankenkoorts
- reiskoorts
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: koors
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kosu
- Jersey Dutch: kôz
- Negerhollands: koorts, koors
- Skepi Creole Dutch: kors, coursa
- → Aukan: kolusu
- → Sranan Tongo: korsu
- → Caribbean Javanese: korsu
- → West Frisian: koarts
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