schroef

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle French escroue, from Latin scrōfa (female pig) through comparison with the corkscrew shape of a pig's penis. Compare Old French escruve, from Old Dutch *scrūva ("screw"; whence Middle Dutch schruyve (“screw”)).

Noun

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schroef f or m (plural schroeven, diminutive schroefje n)

  1. screw (fastener)
  2. (nautical) a ship's propeller
  3. an Archimedes screw
Usage notes
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The word is common in the Netherlands. In Belgium vijs is more common.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: skroef
  • Negerhollands: śruf
  • Caribbean Javanese: sekrup
  • Malay: sekerup

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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schroef

  1. inflection of schroeven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative