Amerikaens vocabulary, primarily of Germanic and Romance origin, was first formally identified as distinctive from Dutch in the late 17th century. Throughout the early modern period, Amerikaens imported influences from indigenous languages, African languages, Walloon, and Spanish while maintaining contact with the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands. In 1910, the Amerikaens lexicon began a process of standardisation, mainly in New Netherland and Tussenland. Throughout the 20th century, Amerikaens and its dialects and creoles have increasingly developed a distinct vocabularies of their own.
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There are several categories:
- Acronyms
- Body
- Clothing and ornamentation
- Colors
- Countries and cities
- Emotions and values
- Expletives and intensifiers
- Fauna (animals)
- Flora
- Food and cooking
- Geography
- Given names and surnames
- Honorifics and titles
- Interjections and idioms
- Kinship
- Legal
- Locations
- Medical
- Numerals
- Political and administrative
- Religious
- Social
- Technological
Lexical categories:
- Adpositions and conjunctions
- Affixes
- Determiners
- Pronouns
In each category, there are six columns:
- Term
- Form (part of speech)
- These include; Noun (n.), Verb (v.), Adverb (adv.), and Adjective (adj.)
- This does not apply to lexical categories.
- IPA (pronunciation of the term; use IPA Reader)
- Definition
- Etymology
- Usage notes.
Body
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Arm
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n.
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/ɑrm/
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Arm
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From Dutch and English arm
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| Albow
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n.
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/ɑlbow/
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Elbow
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From English elbow
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| Tock
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n.
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/tɔk/
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Limb
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| Tont
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n.
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/tɔnt/
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Tooth, incisor
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From Dutch tand
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| Val
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n.
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/fɑl/
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Skin
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Colors
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Gro
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n.
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/ɡro/
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Grey, gray
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From Dutch grauw
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Countries and cities
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Jopten
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n.
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/ˈjɔp.tən/
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Egypt
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From Dutch Egypte
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| Eyrlandt
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n.
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/ˈiːr.lɑnt/
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Ireland
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From Dutch Ierland
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Determiners
Determiners are categorized into several forms:
- Article (art.)
- Demonstrative (dem.)
- Interrogative (int.)
- Quantifier (q.).
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| De
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art.
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/də/
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The
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From Dutch de
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Used in place of Dutch het in all situations.
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Expletives and intensifiers
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Cock
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n.
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/kɑk/
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Penis
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| Schlong
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n.
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/ʃlɔŋ/
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Penis, dick, cock
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From Yiddish
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Fauna
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Bufalö
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n.
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Buffalo
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| Moes
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n.
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Moose
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| Wapiti
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n.
|
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Elk
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| Kwaewon
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n.
|
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Woodpecker
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| Anowara
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n.
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Turtle
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| Atÿron
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n.
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Raccoon
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| Pert
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n.
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/peːrt/
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Horse
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From Dutch paard
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| Hespon
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n.
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/ˈhɛs.pɔn/
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Raccoon
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From Munsee é·span
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| Sprenghon
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n.
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/ˈsprɛŋ.hɔːn/
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Grasshopper, cricket
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From Dutch sprinkhaan
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| Fogel
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n.
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/ˈfœ.χəl/
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Bird
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From Dutch vogel
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| Hondt
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n.
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/hɔnt/
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Dog, puppy, canine
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From Dutch hont
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| Kekeutje
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n.
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/ˈkæ.kœ.t͡ʃə/
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Chicken, hen
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From Dutch kuiken
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Flora
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Taheym
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n.
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/tahɛim/
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Strawberry, strawberries
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From Unami tehim
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| Zengerengebom
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n.
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/zʲɛŋ.ɡə.ˈrɛŋ.ɡə.boːm/
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Lilac bush
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From Dutch seringenboom
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| Fruyt
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n.
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/frœut/
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Fruit
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From Dutch vrucht
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| Blaubesche
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n.
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/ˈblau.bɛ.ʃə/
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Blueberry, huckleberry
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Geography
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Regene
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v.
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/re.ɡə.nə/
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To rain
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From Dutch regenen
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Given names and surnames
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Aubrom
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n.
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/ˈɑː.brɑm/
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Abraham
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| Ion
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n.
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/jɔːn/
|
John
|
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| Patrus
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n.
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/ˈpɑː.trœs/
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Peter, Petrus
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| Teun
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n.
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/tœ:n/
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From Dutch Tunis
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Kinship
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Zon
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n.
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/sœːn/
|
Son
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From Dutch zeun
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| Familie
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n.
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/fɑˈmi.li/
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Family
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From Dutch familie
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| Vader
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n.
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/ˈfɑː.dər/
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Father
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From Dutch father
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Locations
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Bouwerÿ
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n.
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/bɔuərɑi/
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Farm
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From Dutch bouwerij
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| Taphuys
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n.
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/taphœus/
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Hotel, tavern
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From English taphouse
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| Estaet
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n.
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/ɛsˈtɛɪt/
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Estate, manor
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From English estate
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Religious
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Predikasie
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n.
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/prɛdəkʌsi/
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Sermon
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From English predication
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| Jasus Chrestus
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n.
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/ˈjɑː.sus ˈkrɛs.təs/
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Jesus Christ
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Social
| Term
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Form
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IPA
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Definition
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Etymology
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Usage notes
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| Luge
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n.
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/ˈluːχə/
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Lie, a false statement
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From Dutch leugen
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| Nom
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n.
|
/nɔːm/
|
Name
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From Dutch naam, influenced by French nom
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