verdieping

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch verdieping, from Middle Dutch verdiepinge. Equivalent to verdiep +‎ -ing.

Noun

verdieping (plural verdiepings)

1. floor; storey

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verdiepinge. Equivalent to verdiepen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛrˈdi.pɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧die‧ping
• Rhymes: -ipɪŋ

Noun

verdieping f (plural verdiepingen, diminutive verdiepinkje n)

1. deepening
2. floor, storey

Usage notes

In the Dutch-speaking countries, the first floor is the floor one level above ground level. The ground floor is called begane grond. Until the seventeenth century eerste verdieping could mean both “ground floor” and “first floor”.

Synonyms

• (floor): etage

Descendants

• Afrikaans: verdieping