ziektekiem

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of ziekte (“disease, sickness”) +‎ kiem (“seed, bud, origin”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzik.təˌkim/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ziek‧te‧kiem

Noun

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ziektekiem f (plural ziektekiemen, diminutive ziektekiempje n)

  1. a germ, a pathogen
    Synonym: smetstof

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: siektekiem
  • → Indonesian: benih penyakit, bibit penyakit (calque) (calque)
  • → West Frisian: syktekym
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