troep
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- trop (dialectal)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch trop, from Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin troppus. The vowel changed under the influence of Middle French troupe, from Old French trope, from the same Latin word. Further etymology uncertain, but it is often thought to be a borrowing from Old Frankish.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
troep m (plural troepen, diminutive troepje n)
- group of people or animals (such as a pride of lions or a herd of cows)
- (military) troop
- De troepen onderdrukten het verzet in twee weken.[1]
- The troops suppressed the resistance in two weeks.
- (uncountable) mess, disorder
- Tjonge, wat hebben jullie er een troep van gemaakt.
- My, what a mess you've turned it into.
- (uncountable) something unwanted or poor quality; rubbish, gunk, crap, shit
- Ik heb die ene met die sinaasappeltroep.
- I've got the one with the orange crap in it.
Synonyms[edit]
- (group of animals): roedel, kudde
- (mess, disorder): puinhoop, rommel, wanorde, zooi
- (something unwanted or bad quality): prul, rommel, zooi
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References[edit]
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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