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Dutch
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
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Adverb
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Etymology
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Compound of
ballast
(
“
ballast
”
)
+
scheep
(
“
ship
”
)
+
-s
(
genitive ending
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/bɑˈlɑstˌsxeːps/
Hyphenation:
bal‧last‧scheeps
Adverb
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ballastscheeps
(
obsolete
,
nautical
)
empty
(
used adverbially
)
, carrying no
cargo
other than
ballast