vriendin

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vriendin, from Middle Dutch vriendinne. Equivalent to vriend +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

Noun

vriendin (plural vriendinne, diminutive vriendinnetjie)

  1. female friend
    Die vriendinne swem vaak in die dam, maar vandag vlug hulle weg, omdat iemand klippe daarin gooi.
    The female friends often swim in the pond, but today they fled away because someone threw stones into it.
  2. girlfriend (unmarried female romantic partner)
    Baie mense wat WikiWoordeboek bewerk, sowel mans as vroue, het geen vriendin nie.
    Many people who edit Wiktionary, both men and women, do not have a girlfriend.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vriendinne. Equivalent to vriend +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vrinˈdɪn/
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  • Hyphenation: vrien‧din
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

vriendin f (plural vriendinnen, diminutive vriendinnetje n, masculine vriend)

  1. female friend
    De vriendinnen probeerden van een afstand steentjes in de vijver te gooien.
    The female friends tried to throw pebbles into the pond at a distance.
    Ik ben gisteren naar de bioscoop geweest met een vriendin van me.
    Yesterday I went to the cinema with my friend.
    • 1987, A. G. van Toor, “Hallo vriendjes en vriendinnetjes”, in Bassie en Adriaan:
      Hallo vriendjes en vriendinnetjes, we komen er weer aan.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. girlfriend (unmarried female romantic partner)
    Zij heeft een vriendin en maakt goed gebruik van haar door haar te werk te stellen aan het WikiWoordenboek.
    She has a girlfriend and makes good use of her by putting her to work on Wiktionary.
    Ik ben gisteren naar de bioscoop geweest met mijn vriendin.
    Yesterday I went to the cinema with my girlfriend.

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  • Afrikaans: vriendin
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