onverrichter zake
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (proscribed[1]) onverrichterzake
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “with the matter not done”. A genitive absolute.
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
- (adverbial) Without having done what one intended, without having done what one set out to do.
- Antonym: verrichter zake
References[edit]
- ^ “Taaladviezen onverrichter zake / onverrichterzake”, in www.vlaanderen.be[1] (in Dutch), 2023 December 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2023-12-16: “De correcte spelling is onverrichter zake.”