akkefietje
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- akefietje
- akevietje (obsolete)
- akkevietje (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, possibly diminutive (using -je) of a disgusted exclamation akefi!, or from Latin aqua vitae (compare German Aquavit, Danish akevit) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]akkefietje n (plural akkefietjes)
- A chore, small job.
- Something insignificant.
- A minor problem, something that went wrong.
- (archaic) A nasty job.