aagje

See also: Aagje

Dutch

Etymology

Name derived from Agatha, from the farce 't Nieuwsgierig Aagje van Enkhuizen ("Curious Agatha from Enkhuizen") dating back to 1653.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːxjə/

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• Hyphenation: aag‧je
• Rhymes: -aːxjə

Noun

aagje n (plural aagjes, no diminutive)

1. a very curious person, "Paulina Pry" [with nieuwsgierig]

Further reading

• Matthias de Vries; Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864), “aagje”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001