akkefietje
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- akefietje
- akevietje (obsolete)
- akkevietje (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Uncertain, possibly diminutive (using -je) of a disgusted exclamation akefi!, or from Latin aqua vitae (compare German Aquavit, Danish akevit) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
akkefietje n (plural akkefietjes)
- A chore, small job.
- Something insignificant.
- A minor problem, something that went wrong.
- (archaic) A nasty job.