vlieg

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch vlieg.

Noun

vlieg (plural vlieë, diminutive vliegie)

  1. fly

Etymology 2

From Dutch vliegen.

Verb

vlieg (present vlieg, present participle vlieënde, past participle gevlieg)

  1. to fly

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlix/
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  • Hyphenation: vlieg
  • Rhymes: -ix

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vliege.

Noun

vlieg f (plural vliegen, diminutive vliegje n)

  1. a fly
    Lief klein konijntje had een vliegje op zijn neus / en het zoemde heen en weer.     (Henkie – Lief Klein Konijntje)
    Sweet little bunny had a little fly on its nose / and it buzzed to and fro.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vlieg
  • Negerhollands: vliegi, fligi
    • Virgin Islands Creole: fligi (dated)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vlieg

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