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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch onsin (“absurd”), a calque of French non-sens (“nonsense”), equivalent to on- (“un-, not”) + zin (“sense”).
Compare English nonsense, German Unsinn (“nonsense”).
Pronunciation
Noun
onzin m (uncountable)
- nonsense