onverrichter zake
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (proscribed[1]) onverrichterzake
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “with the matter not done”. A genitive absolute.
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]- (adverbial) without having done what one intended, without having done what one set out to do
- Antonym: verrichter zake
References
[edit]- ^ “Taaladviezen onverrichter zake / onverrichterzake”, in www.vlaanderen.be[1] (in Dutch), 2023 December 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2023-12-16: “De correcte spelling is onverrichter zake.”