vlaag

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlage, from Proto-Germanic *flagōn-, which could be related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), or otherwise to the root of Old English flacor (“flying, flickering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlaːx/
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  • Hyphenation: vlaag
  • Rhymes: -aːx

Noun

vlaag f (plural vlagen, diminutive vlaagje n)

  1. gust
  2. (figurative) mood swing

Derived terms

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “flakkon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 144
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