plaag

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaːx/
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  • Hyphenation: plaag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plāghe, plāghen (> Dutch plagen), Middle Low German plāge, pflāge, vlāge, Middle High German plāge (> German Plage), plāgen (> German plagen), Swedish plåga, French plaie.

Noun

plaag f or m (plural plagen, diminutive plaagje n)

  1. plague
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: plaag
  • Negerhollands: plaag, plag, plaeg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plaag

  1. inflection of plagen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative