plaag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plaːx/

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• Hyphenation: plaag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plāghe, plāghen (> Dutch plagen), Middle Low German plāge, pflāge, vlāge, Middle High German plāge (> German Plage), plāgen (> German plagen), Swedish plåga, French plaie.

Noun

plaag f or m (plural plagen, diminutive plaagje n)

1. plague

Derived terms

• muggenplaag
• muizenplaag
• rattenplaag
• sprinkhanenplaag

Descendants

• Afrikaans: plaag
• Negerhollands: plaag, plag, plaeg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plaag

1. inflection of plagen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative