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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch vertrekken, from Middle Dutch vertrecken.
Verb
vertrek (present vertrek, present participle vertrekkende, past participle vertrek)
- (intransitive) to leave, to depart
Etymology 2
From Dutch vertrek, from Middle Dutch vertrec. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.
Noun
vertrek (uncountable)
- departure
Noun
vertrek (plural vertrekke)
- room, quarters
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈtrɛk/, /vɛrˈtrɛk/
- Hyphenation: ver‧trek
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vertrec.
Noun
vertrek n (uncountable)
- departure (the act of departing)
Descendants
Noun
vertrek n (plural vertrekken, diminutive vertrekje n)
- room, quarters
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vertrek
- inflection of vertrekken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
West Flemish
Noun
vertrek n
- toilet (room containing lavatory)
- toilet (lavatory)