verhaal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch verhaal, from Middle Dutch verhael.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fərˈɦɑːl/

Noun

verhaal (plural verhale)

1. story

   Synonym: storie

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈɦaːl/, /vɛrˈɦaːl/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧haal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch verhael. Equivalent to a deverbal from verhalen.

Noun

verhaal n (plural verhalen, diminutive verhaaltje n)

1. story

   Synonym: vertelling

   Hij lachte om het verhaal, maar wij niet.

   He laughed at the story, but we didn't.

2. redress, reparation, remedy

Derived terms

• horrorverhaal
• kinderverhaal
• liefdesverhaal
• onzinverhaal
• spookverhaal
• succesverhaal
• verhaal halen
• verhalenverteller
• volksverhaal

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: verhaal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verhaal

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