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schipbreuk
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schipbrēke, scipbrāke, scipbrēkinghe, scipbrōkinghe, equivalent to schip (“ship”) + breuk (“break, fracture”). Cognate with Middle Low German schipbrōke (“shipwreck”), Old English scipbroc, scipġebroc (“shipwreck”).
Pronunciation
Noun
schipbreuk f (plural schipbreuken, diminutive schipbreukje n)
- shipwreck (event where a ship sinks or runs aground)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- schipbreukeling
- schipbreukig
- schipbreken
- schipbroken
Descendants
- Afrikaans: skipbreuk
See also
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