contreien

Catalan

Verb

contreien

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of contreure
2. third-person plural imperfect indicative of contraure

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch contreie, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔnˈtrɛi̯.ə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: con‧trei‧en
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

Noun

contreien pl (plural only)

1. (now only plural) regions, areas

   Dit soort taferelen zien wij niet vaak in deze contreien.

   We don't often see scenes like that around these parts.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kontrei
• Sranan Tongo: kontren
• Sranan Tongo: kontreki

Anagrams

• citroenen