Language/Dutch

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Facts about Dutch

Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language, constituting most of the population of the Netherlands and about 60% of the population of Belgium.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language

• Language code (ISO 639-3): nld

• Autonyms (how to write "Dutch" in Dutch): Nederlands

• Other names for "Dutch": Nederlands, Flemish, Vlaams, Hollands

• The Dutch language is spoken in: Netherlands

Dutch Dictionaries

• Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal: dictionary of the Dutch language, etymology & middle Dutch

• Van Dale: Dutch dictionary & bilingual

• Reverso: Dutch-English dictionary & words in context

• Allwords: multilingual dictionary Dutch-English, German, French, Italian, Spanish

• Iate: multilingual terminological dictionary (European Union)

• Uitmuntend: Dutch-German dictionary & Dutch grammar (in German)

• LatijnNederlands: Latin-Dutch dictionary

• Etymologiebank: Dutch etymological dictionaries

• Etymological dictionary of Dutch: addenda, by Michiel de Vaan (2020)

• Leenwoordenboek: de invloed van andere talen op het Nederlands (Dictionary of the Dutch loanwords from other languages) by Nicoline van der Sijs (1996)

• Woordweter: dictionary of old, forgotten, regional words, with etymology, by Frits Stoffels

• Synoniemen.net: dictionary of synonyms

• Rijmwoordenboek.net: dictionary of rhymes

• Taalunie: place names: countries, regions, cities (+ audio)

• Meertens Institut: Dutch first names (Voornaam): origin & meaning

• Loecsen: Dutch-English common phrases (+ audio)

• Goethe-Verlag: Dutch-English common phrases & illustrated vocabulary (+ audio)

• Shtooka: Dutch words, with translation (audio)

• Tatoeba: sentences in Dutch, with translation (audio)

• Van Goor's English-Dutch and Dutch-English dictionary by Franciscus Prick van Wely (1959)

• Engelsch woordenboek: Dutch-English dictionary by Karel Ten Bruggencate (1920)

• Hossfeld's Dutch dialogues & idiomatic phrases (1903)

• Dictionary of the English and Dutch language & the most usual proper names & list of the irregular verbs, by Dirk Bomhoff (1851)

• Dutch and English

• Zak-Woordenboek der Nederduitsche en Engelische Talen: Dutch-English & English-Dutch dictionary, by Baldwin Janson (1831)

• Compleat dictionary English and Dutch by William Sewel (1766)

• Dutch and English

• Beknopt etymologisch woordenboek der Nederlandsche taal: Etymological dictionary of the Dutch language by Jozef Vercoullie (1898)

• Etymologisch Handwoordenboek der nederduitsche Taal: Etymological dictionary of the Dutch language by Johannes Leonardus Terwen (1844)

• Verklarende lijst der Nederlandsche Woorden, die uit het Arabisch, Hebreewsch, Chaldeeuwsch, Perzisch en Turksch afkomstig zijn (Oosterlingen): Dutch words from Arabic, Hebraic, Chaldean, Persian, Turkish origin, by Reinhart Dozy (1867)

• Woordenweb: Dutch words with a Latin or Greek origin & translation into English, French

• Yiddish loanwords in Dutch by Jenia Gutova (2010)

• Source: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/dutch_dictionary.htm

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Suriname Timeline — Holidays and Celebrations — Greetings and Etiquette — History and Traditions — Geography and Landmarks — Job Applications and Interviews — Professions and Occupations — Travel Destinations — Means of Transport — Drinks and Beverages — Food and Ingredients — Family Life and Relationships — Family Members — Reflexive and Possessive Pronouns — Prepositions of Place and Time — Order of Adjectives and Adverbs — Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs — Modal Verbs — Irregular Verbs — Present Tense and Regular Verbs — Plural and Diminutives — Gender and Articles — Accent Marks and Stress — Vowels and Consonants — 0 to A1 Course — Idiomatic Expressions — How to Use Have — How to say Good Bye? — Health — Give your Opinion