Noun: leenwoord
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | leenwoord |
| Pl. | leenwoorden |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like leenwoord
motiveering,
Duitse herdershond,
urilift,
vervolmaking,
elektrische spanning,
ovenfriet,
winteravond,
weervrouw,
besteding,
bloemenveiling,
vertakking,
tintinofiel,
synaps,
olieraffinaderij,
vliegtuigkaping,
sawaslang,
verzetting,
afrondfout,
druivenoogst,
wintermaand, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From lenen (“to loan”) + woord (“word”), calque of German Lehnwort. See: German Nouns '
Lehnwort'.
Verbs referencing "leenwoord"
English Nouns
loanword.
Translations