twijfel

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋɛi̯.fəl/
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  • Hyphenation: twij‧fel
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯fəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch twivel, twifel, from Old Dutch twīval, from Proto-Germanic *twīflaz, equivalent to an old derivation of Dutch twee (two).

Noun

twijfel m (plural twijfels, diminutive twijfeltje n)

  1. doubt, uncertainty
    Synonym: bedenking
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: twyfel
  • Negerhollands: twiefel, twieffel
  • Sranan Tongo: twèifel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

twijfel

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