vlag

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vlag.

Noun

vlag (plural vlae)

flag

Dutch

Etymology

Etymology ultimately uncertain; of undetermined Germanic origin.

Related to early Middle English flage (“name for a baby's garment”) and Old English flagg, flacg (“cataplasm, poultice, plaster”). Related to West Frisian flagge (“flag”), English flag (“flag”), Danish flag, Norwegian Bokmål flagg, Icelandic flagg, Faroese flagg, German Flagge, and Swedish flagga. Compare Old English flacor (“fluttering, flying”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vlɑx/
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Hyphenation: vlag
Rhymes: -ɑx

Noun

vlag f (plural vlaggen, diminutive vlaggetje n)

flag

Derived terms

aanvalsvlag
bloedvlag
fietsvlag
noodvlag
scheepsvlag
vlaggenlijn
vlaggenmast
vlaggenschip
vlaggenstok

Descendants

Afrikaans: vlag

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