opdracht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch opdracht (“swelling, transfer”). Equivalent to opdragen (“to assign”) +‎ -t (“verbal noun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.drɑxt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: op‧dracht

Noun

opdracht f (plural opdrachten, diminutive opdrachtje n)

1. task, assignment, an action that one is required to do
2. commission, something that has been commissioned
3. order, request
4. dedication (handwritten, by author)
5. (archaic) transfer (of possessions, etc.)
6. (archaic) a swelling, a rash

Derived terms

• opdrachtgever
• opdrachtnemer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: opdrag
• → Caribbean Javanese: opdrakh