verjaardag

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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Dutch verjaardag. Equivalent to verjaar +‎ dag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fərˈjɑːrˌdaχ/

Noun

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verjaardag (plural verjaardae, diminutive verjaardaggie)

  1. birthday

Dutch

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Etymology

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From verjaren +‎ dag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈjaːrˌdɑx/, /vərˈjaːrˌdɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧jaar‧dag

Noun

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verjaardag m (plural verjaardagen, diminutive verjaardagje n)

  1. birthday

Usage notes

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Dutch makes a distinction between the day of birth (geboortedag), as in a birthdate and birthday, as an anniversary (verjaardag).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: verjaardag