sprookje
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See also: Spröökje
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sproke (obsolete variant of spreuk) + -je (“diminutive suffix”). Note that the word only occurs in this diminutive form; the word "sprook" does not exist (except as a rare back-formation for comedic effect). Compare German Low German Spröökje.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sprookje n (plural sprookjes)
- fairy tale
- a usually old, allegorical short story
- story presented as true that is not believable
- (figuratively) dream come true (very desirable life)
- Sinds mijn huwelijk is mijn leven een sprookje.
- Since my marriage my life has been a dream come true.