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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of lenen (“to borrow”) + woordenschat (“vocabulary”) or leenwoord (“loanword”) + -en + schat (“treasure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːn.ʋoːr.də(n).sxɑt/
- Hyphenation: leen‧woor‧den‧schat
Noun
leenwoordenschat m (plural leenwoordenschatten)
- loan vocabulary (inventory of loanwords)