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oorlog

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oorlog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊər.lɔχ/
Audio: (file)

Noun

oorlog (plural oorloë, diminutive oorloggie)

war

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch orloge, from Old Dutch *urlage. In this word, two Germanic words merged, both having the prefix ur- (modern Dutch oor- and oer-, with the former kept in compounds like oorzaak (“cause, driver”) and oorsprong (“origin”), and the latter borrowed from German). The first word was derived from Proto-Germanic *uzlagą (“fate, destiny”), with *laga- related to modern Dutch leggen (“to lay”). The second word was derived from Proto-Germanic *uzleugō (“war”), with *leugō meaning “oath” (see also Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰 (liuga) and Old Irish lugae). Cognate to Old Saxon orlagi, Middle Low German ōrloch (Low German and German Orlog), Old High German urliugi and urlag, Old Frisian orloch, West Frisian oarloch, Old English orlæg, Old Norse ørlög and ørlygi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːr.lɔx/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: oor‧log

Noun

oorlog m (plural oorlogen, diminutive oorlogje n)

war
Hyponyms: Binnenlandse Oorlog, Boerenoorlog, Dertigjarige Oorlog, Devolutieoorlog, Eerste Wereldoorlog, Hollandse Oorlog, Honderdjarige Oorlog, Keteloorlog, Keulse Oorlog, Krimoorlog, Negenjarige Oorlog, Spaans-Engelse Oorlog, Tachtigjarige Oorlog, Tweede Wereldoorlog

De twee landen waren verwikkeld in een lange en bloedige oorlog
The two countries were engaged in a long and bloody war.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: oorlog
Negerhollands: oorlog
→ Aukan: oloku
→? Danish: orlog
→ German: Orlog
→ Kwinti: oorlog
→? Norwegian: orlog
→? Swedish: örlig

Low German

Noun

oorlog

alternative letter-case form of Oorlog

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