leenwoordenschat

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of lenen (“to borrow”) +‎ woordenschat (“vocabulary”) or leenwoord (“loanword”) +‎ -en +‎ schat (“treasure”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːn.ʋoːr.də(n).sxɑt/
  • Hyphenation: leen‧woor‧den‧schat

Noun

leenwoordenschat m (plural leenwoordenschatten)

  1. loan vocabulary (inventory of loanwords)
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