strijdwagen

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Dutch[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From strijd (battle) +‎ wagen (wagon). First attested in the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɛi̯tˌʋaː.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: strijd‧wa‧gen

Noun[edit]

strijdwagen m (plural strijdwagens, diminutive strijdwagentje n)

  1. chariot
    • 1626, Joost Vondel, De Amsteldamsche Hecvba. Treur-Spel, act III, lines 605–608:
      Ghy hebt oud Troien thans, maer ick al lang sien vallen:
      Van zedert soo verwoed, rondom de staende wallen,
      Met sijn' strijdwagen styf, en wacker aengesweept,
      De wreede Peleus soon mijn' leden heeft gesleept:
      You have old Troy for now, but I [have] long seen it fall
      From since, so enraged, round the [still] standing walls,
      With his sturdy chariot and driven fiercely,
      The cruel son of Peleus has dragged my [better half's] body:

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: strydwa
  • West Frisian: striidwein (calque)