moedernegotie

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of moeder (“mother”) +‎ negotie (“trade”), in reference to its importance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.dər.neːˌɣoː.(t)si/
• Hyphenation: moe‧der‧ne‧go‧tie

Noun

moedernegotie f (uncountable)

1. (historical) the Dutch trade with the Baltic regions, especially during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Further reading

• moedernegotie on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl