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Dutch
Etymology
From hersen + spinsel, calque of German Hirngespinst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.sənˌspɪn.səl/
- Hyphenation: her‧sen‧spin‧sel
Noun
hersenspinsel n (plural hersenspinsels, diminutive hersenspinseltje n)
- figment, fantasy
1996, Mark Eyskens, De reis naar dabar. Een filosofische thriller, section 109:Niet enkel begreep hij geen zier van Clara's hersenspinsels. Hij kon zich ook niet voorstellen waarom zij maandenlang in Italië moest gaan verblijven om een onvermijdelijk absurd antwoord te vinden op een nonsensicale en ongerijmde vraagstelling.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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