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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxrɪk/
- Hyphenation: schrik
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Etymology 1
From schrikken.
Compare German Schreck.
Noun
schrik m (plural schrikken, diminutive schrikje n)
- shock, sudden fear or dread
- fear, terror, menace
- Ik heb schrik. ― I am afraid (literally, “I have fear.”)
Usage notes
- In Southern Dutch, the phrase schrik hebben is a common way to say "to be afraid", whereas in Northern Dutch, bang zijn is more common.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
schrik
- inflection of schrikken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative