verdieping

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch verdieping, from Middle Dutch verdiepinge. Equivalent to verdiep +‎ -ing.

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Noun edit

verdieping (plural verdiepings or verdiepinge (dated))

floor; storey

Dutch edit

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verdieping

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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch verdiepinge. Equivalent to verdiepen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /vɛrˈdi.pɪŋ/
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Hyphenation: ver‧die‧ping
Rhymes: -ipɪŋ

Noun edit

verdieping f (plural verdiepingen, diminutive verdiepinkje n)

(chiefly uncountable) deepening
(countable) floor, storey

Usage notes edit

In the Dutch-speaking countries, the first floor is the floor one level above ground level. The ground floor is called begane grond. Until the seventeenth century eerste verdieping could mean both “ground floor” and “first floor”.

Synonyms edit

(floor): etage

Derived terms edit

benedenverdieping

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: verdieping
→ Caribbean Javanese: perdiping