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Dutch
Etymology
From water (“water”) + vrees (“fear”). The sense “rabies” came from the sore throat caused by the disease, which led rabids to avoid drinking.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tərˌvreːs/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ter‧vrees
Noun
watervrees f (uncountable)
- (literally) hydrophobia, aquaphobia, fear of water
- Synonyms: aquafobie, hydrofobie
- (obsolete) rabies
- Synonyms: dolheid, hondsdolheid
See also
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)