| -e- {interfix} | :: A linking vowel added in compound words to give easier pronunciation. It does not change the meaning |
| -e {suffix} | :: suffix indicating the female form of occupations or inhabitants of countries |
| -e {suffix} | :: Placed after a number written in digits, to form its corresponding ordinal number |
| -e {suffix} | :: Used to create the inflected form of an adjective, which is used after a definite determiner, or before masculine and feminine nouns in general |
| -e {suffix} [archaic, rare] | :: Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; the nouns express the quality of the adjective |
| -e {suffix} [archaic] | :: Used to form the singular subjunctive of a verb |
| e {letter} | :: The fifth letter of the Dutch alphabet |
| E {letter} | :: letter |
| eau de toilette {mf} | :: eau de toilette |
| eb {n} | :: ebb |
| ebbe {n} [archaic] | :: alternative form of eb |
| ebben {vi} | :: to ebb, to recede [especially of tides] |
| ebben {n} | :: ebony (wood) |
| ebben {adj} | :: ebony (made of ebony wood) |
| ebbenhout {n} | :: The dark tropical wood ebony |
| ebbenhouten {adj} | :: consisting/made of ebony |
| e-bike {m} | :: An e-bike |
| ebola {prop} {c} | :: Ebola, Ebola virus, Ebola fever |
| echapperen {vi} [rare] | :: to escape, to flee |
| echel {f} [dated] | :: leech |
| echo {m} | :: echo |
| echoën {v} | :: to echo (to repeat back what another has just said) |
| echokinesie {f} | :: echokinesis |
| echolalie {f} [medicine] | :: echolalia |
| echt {adj} | :: authentic, true, genuine, real |
| echt {adv} | :: really, truly |
| echt {m} | :: marriage, matrimony |
| Echt {prop} {n} | :: Echt (town) |
| echtbreekster {f} | :: An female adulterer, who breaks his (or her) marital bond |
| echtbreekster {f} | :: A female homewrecker |
| echtbreker {m} | :: An adulterer, who breaks his (or her) marital bond |
| echtbreker {m} | :: A homewrecker |
| echter {adv} | :: however |
| echtgenoot {m} | :: husband (male partner in a marriage) |
| echtgenoot {m} | :: [gender neutral use] spouse |
| echtgenote {f} | :: wife |
| echtman {m} | :: A married (usually adult) man |
| echtman {m} | :: the Archaic plural echtelieden (unlike -mannen, which clearly suggests males) now actually applies to both sexes (used grammatically neutral), meaning spouses or married people |
| echtmijding {f} [Mennonite Anabaptism, historical] | :: shunning of an unconverted or unconforming spouse |
| echt niet {interj} | :: no way! really not! definitely not! |
| echtpaar {n} | :: A married couple |
| echtscheiding {f} | :: divorce |
| Echt-Susteren {prop} {n} | :: Echt-Susteren (municipality) |
| echt wel {interj} | :: really (so)! definitely (so)! |
| eclecticisme {n} | :: eclecticism |
| eclectisch {adj} | :: eclectic |
| eclips {f} | :: eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body |
| ecliptica {f} | :: ecliptic |
| eco- {prefix} | :: eco- |
| ecoduct {n} | :: wildlife crossing bridge (bridge-like structure allowing animals to cross roads) |
| ecologie {f} [biology] | :: Ecology, (the study of) the way species and oher factors interact within a biotope |
| ecologist {m} | :: An environmentalist |
| ecoloog {m} | :: An ecologist, scholar of ecology |
| economie {f} | :: economics |
| economie {f} | :: economy |
| economisch {adj} | :: economic, relating to the economy |
| economisch {adj} | :: economic, relating to economics |
| economisch {adj} | :: economical, relating to economizing |
| econoom {m} | :: economist |
| ecosysteem {n} [ecology] | :: An ecosystem, system of an ecological community of species and its environment |
| ecoterrorisme {n} | :: ecoterrorism |
| ecotoerisme {n} | :: ecotourism |
| ecotoerist {m} | :: ecotourist |
| ecotoon {c} | :: An ecotone |
| ecraseren {vt} | :: to obliterate, to crush, to destroy |
| ecstasy {m} | :: ecstasy (MDMA, recreational drug) |
| Ecuador {prop} {n} | :: Ecuador (country) |
| Ecuadoraan {m} | :: Ecuadorian, inhabitant of Ecuador |
| eczeem {n} [pathology] | :: An eczema, geeric term for itchy and/or defiguring inflammations of the skin |
| eczeem {n} | :: An analogous porcine disease |
| e.d. {determiner} | :: abbreviation of en dergelijke |
| ede {noun} | :: only used in onder ede |
| Ede {prop} {n} | :: Ede (city/and/municipality) |
| edel {adj} | :: noble |
| edelachtbaar {adj} [law] | :: a title to address judges; your Honor |
| edelachtbare {noun} | :: honourable one, Your Honour |
| edele {noun} | :: A noble, nobleman, aristocrat |
| edelgas {n} | :: noble gas (element of group 18 of the periodic table) |
| edelgesteente {n} | :: (generic term) precious stone |
| edelhert {n} | :: red deer, Cervus elaphus |
| edelknaap {m} [historical] | :: A noble boy, in particular a page |
| edelman {m} | :: nobleman, aristocrat |
| edelmarter {m} | :: pine marten, Martes martes |
| edelmetaal {n} | :: noble metal (a metal which is little (or not at all) subject to oxidation) |
| edelmetalen {adj} | :: Made of a noble metal |
| edelmoedigheid {f} | :: generosity, magnanimity |
| edelsteen {m} | :: gemstone, precious stone |
| edelweiss {n} {m} | :: edelweiss |
| Eden {prop} {n} [Biblical] | :: Eden (mythological garden in Genesis) |
| Edgar {prop} | :: given name |
| edict {n} | :: edict |
| edictje {noun} | :: diminutive of edict |
| edik {m} | :: vinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a drink |
| Edinburgh {prop} {n} | :: Edinburgh (capital city) |
| Edinburgh {prop} {n} | :: Edinburgh (council area) |
| editie {f} | :: edition |
| editor {m} | :: editor (computer program to edit text documents) |
| edoch {conj} [formal, archaic] | :: but; written, formal version of doch |
| Eduard {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| ee {f} [obsolete] | :: a law or rule |
| ee {f} [obsolete] | :: the bond of marriage |
| e.e.a. {noun} | :: short for een en ander |
| eed {m} | :: oath |
| eedgespan {n} [obsolete] | :: alliance |
| eedgespan {n} [archaic, by extension] | :: conspiracy |
| EEG {noun} | :: initialism of elektro-encefalogram |
| EEG {prop} | :: initialism of Europese Economische Gemeenschap |
| eega {mf} | :: spouse, married partner |
| eek {f} | :: oak bark |
| eekhoorn {m} | :: squirrel |
| eekhoorn {m} | :: The red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris |
| eelt {n} | :: callus |
| -een {suffix} [hydrocarbon chain suffix] | :: -ene |
| een {art} [indefinite article] | :: Placed before a singular noun, indicating a general case of a person or thing: a, an. Compare with de and het |
| een {num} | :: one |
| één {num} | :: one |
| een adder aan zijn borst koesteren {v} | :: to nourish a viper in one's bosom, to cherish a snake in one's bosom |
| eenakter {m} [theatre] | :: one-act play |
| een appeltje te schillen hebben {v} | :: have a bone to pick |
| een appel valt niet ver van de boom {phrase} | :: the apple does not fall far from the tree |
| eenarmig {adj} | :: one-armed |
| eenarmige bandiet {m} | :: one-armed bandit (gambling machine operated by one lever) |
| een bakkie doen {v} [Netherlands] | :: to drink a cup of coffee |
| een belletje doen rinkelen {vi} | :: to ring a bell |
| een blauwe scheen lopen {vi} [idiom, chiefly historical] | :: to have one's romantic advances rejected |
| een blauwe scheen lopen {vi} [idiom, chiefly historical] | :: to receive a rejection |
| een blauwtje lopen {vi} [idiom] | :: to have one's romantic advances rejected |
| een blauwtje lopen {vi} [idiom] | :: to receive a rejection |
| een blauwtje oplopen {v} | :: alternative form of een blauwtje lopen |
| een boekje opendoen {vi} [idiom] | :: to spill the beans (to disclose secret, sensitive information) [+ over (object) = about] |
| een bord voor je kop hebben {v} [idiomatic] | :: doing as one pleases without shame or regard for signals from others |
| een bord voor je kop hebben {v} [idiomatic] | :: being blissfully ignorant |
| een bord voor je kop hebben {v} | :: See: nl bord kop hebben |
| eenbrauw {f} | :: unibrow |
| een broertje dood hebben {vi} | :: to loathe; not be able to stand [+ aan] |
| een brug te ver {phrase} | :: a bridge too far |
| een bruine trui breien {v} [Netherlands, slang] | :: to take a dump, to defecate |
| eend {f} | :: duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding the subfamily Anserinae; in non-scientific usage the term may be reserved for only the smaller (not goose-like) members of the Anatidae or reserved for females only |
| eend {f} | :: Citroën 2CV |
| eendaags {adj} | :: one-day |
| eendekker {m} | :: monoplane |
| eendengroen {n} | :: duckweed |
| eendenkooi {f} {m} | :: duck decoy (structure) |
| eendenkuiken {n} | :: duckling (juvenile duck) |
| eendenmol {m} [obsolete, rare] | :: platypus, duckmole |
| eendenmossel {c} | :: barnacle |
| eender {adj} | :: (the) same, alike, equal |
| eender {adv} | :: no matter, regardless of, anyway, anyhow |
| eendje {noun} | :: A duckling, the young of a duck; especially used affectionately |
| eendollarbiljet {n} | :: dollar bill |
| eendracht {f} | :: concord |
| eendracht {f} | :: unity (in beliefs) |
| eendragt {f} | :: obsolete spelling of eendracht |
| eenduidig {adj} | :: univocal (having only one possible meaning) |
| eendvliegtuig {n} [aviation] | :: canard |
| eene {pron} | :: archaic spelling of ene |
| eeneiig {adj} [of twins] | :: identical |
| een en ander {n} | :: something |
| eenendertig {num} | :: thirty-one |
| eenennegentig {num} | :: ninety-one |
| eenentachtig {num} | :: eighty-one |
| eenentwintig {num} | :: twenty-one |
| eenentwintigste {adj} | :: twenty-first |
| eenenveertig {num} | :: forty-one |
| eenenveertigste {adj} | :: forty-first |
| eenenvijftig {num} | :: fifty-one |
| eenenzestig {num} | :: sixty-one |
| eenenzeventig {num} | :: seventy-one |
| een gegeven paard niet in de bek kijken {v} [idiomatic] | :: don't look a gift horse in the mouth |
| een geluk bij een ongeluk {phrase} | :: an advantage coming from a disadvantage |
| een goed begin is het halve werk {proverb} | :: well begun is half done, the first blow is half the battle (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) |
| een goed verstaander heeft maar een half woord nodig {phrase} | :: a word is enough to the wise |
| een halfdekje slaan {v} [nautical, possibly dated] | :: to walk up and down the halfdeck |
| eenheid {f} | :: unity |
| eenheid {f} | :: unit (measure) |
| eenheid {f} [military, law enforcement] | :: unit (squad or party; member of a military organisation or law enforcement organisation; division) |
| eenheid {f} [obsolete] | :: loneliness |
| eenheidsmatrix {f} | :: identity matrix, unit matrix |
| eenheidsstaat {m} | :: unitary state |
| eenheidstaal {f} | :: unified language |
| eenheidsuitgang {m} [grammar] | :: A single ending for a given grammatical category (e.g. person, gender, number) |
| eenheidsvector {m} | :: unit vector (vector with length 1) |
| eenheidsworst {f} [derogatory, uncountable, countable, Netherlands] | :: Something uniform and bland |
| eenheidsworst {f} [historical, uncountable, countable] | :: A type of sausage introduced during the First World War as part of war rationing, being the only legally sellable meat product and made according to a uniform recipe from beef, pork and a large proportion of additives |
| een hekel hebben aan {vt} | :: to strongly dislike, to hate |
| eenhoorn {m} | :: unicorn |
| eenhoorn {m} [heraldiccharge] | :: unicorn |
| Eenhoorn {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Monoceros |
| eenieder {pron} [formal] | :: anyone |
| eenieder {pron} [formal] | :: everyone |
| een jasje uitdoen {v} [Netherlands, idiom] | :: to suffer badly |
| eenkamerig {adj} | :: having one room |
| eenkamerig {adj} [medicine] | :: having one heart ventricle |
| eenkamerig {adj} [legislative] | :: having one legislative chambre; unicameral |
| een kat een kat noemen {vi} [idiom, now, Belgium] | :: to call a spade a spade (to speak the truth plainly) |
| een kat in de zak kopen {v} | :: to buy a lemon, to buy a pig in a poke |
| eenklank {m} | :: monophthong |
| eenklank {m} | :: unison (same note (identical pitch) played by different parts) |
| een kool stoven {vt} | :: to play a joke (on) |
| een lans breken {v} [idiom] | :: to take a stand [+ voor (object) = for] [+ met (object) = against] [+ tegen (object) = against], to break a lance [+ voor (object) = for] [+ met (object) = against, with] [+ tegen (object) = against] |
| eenlettergrepig {adj} | :: monosyllabic |
| eenling {m} | :: a loner |
| een loer draaien {v} | :: to play a dirty trick |
| eenmaal {adv} | :: once |
| eenmaking {f} | :: unification |
| eenmalig {adj} | :: one-time, one-off (occurring only once) |
| eenmanszaak {f} {m} | :: sole trader |
| een modderfiguur slaan {vi} | :: to make a ridiculous, humiliating impression |
| eenmotorig {adj} | :: [of motorised means of transport] having one engine |
| een olifantshuid hebben {vi} | :: to have a thick skin, to be able to cope with criticism and negativity, not being easily offended |
| een ongeluk komt nooit alleen {phrase} | :: when it rains, it pours |
| een ongeluk komt zelden alleen {phrase} | :: alternative form of een ongeluk komt nooit alleen |
| eenoog {mf} | :: one-eye (a person with one eye) |
| een oor aannaaien {vi} [with indirect object] | :: to screw (someone) over |
| een open deur intrappen {v} | :: to preach to the choir (literally "to kick down an open door") |
| eenoudergezin {n} | :: A single-parent family |
| eenparig {adj} | :: uniform, consistent |
| eenparig {adj} | :: unanimous |
| eenparigheid {f} | :: constancy, uniformity |
| eenpersoonsbed {n} | :: single-size bed, single bed |
| een plaat voor je kop hebben {v} [idiomatic] | :: alternative form of een bord voor je kop hebben |
| een poets bakken {vt} | :: to play a joke (on) |
| een prettige dag verder {phrase} | :: have a nice day |
| eenrichtingsverkeer {n} | :: one-way traffic |
| eens {adv} | :: once, one time |
| eens {adv} | :: sometime, at an unspecified time |
| eens {adv} | :: even |
| eens {adj} | :: of one accord or opinion, in agreement |
| eensgezind {adj} | :: unanimous, consentient (sharing the same view) |
| eensgezindheid {f} | :: unanimity, unity, concert, harmony (state of sharing the same view; agreement) |
| eens in de zoveel tijd {adv} | :: every once in a while |
| eensklaps {adv} | :: suddenly |
| een spaak in het wiel steken {v} | :: to throw a spanner in the works/throw a wrench into the works |
| een speld tussen krijgen {v} [idiomatic] | :: unclear, refutable or debatable |
| een speld tussen krijgen {v} [idiomatic] | :: get a word in edgewise |
| een sprong in het duister maken {v} [idiom] | :: to make a leap in the dark |
| eenstaatoplossing {prop} {f} | :: one-state solution |
| eentalig {adj} | :: monolingual |
| eentje {noun} | :: diminutive of een |
| eentje {noun} | :: diminutive of één |
| eentonig {adj} [literally] | :: monotonous (having an unvarying tone or pitch) |
| eentonig {adj} [figuratively] | :: monotone, tedious(ly unvaried); boring, dull |
| eentonigheid {f} | :: monotony, dullness |
| een touw vastknopen aan {vt} | :: to understand, to make sense of (literally: to tie a rope to) |
| een uiltje knappen {v} [idiom] | :: to take a nap |
| een veer in de reet steken {vi} [with indirect object] | :: to heap excessive, often sycophantic praise on |
| een vijs kwijt zijn {v} [idiomatic, Belgium] | :: to have a screw loose |
| een vlucht nemen {v} | :: to take off |
| eenvormig {adj} | :: uniform |
| een vos verliest wel zijn haren, maar niet zijn streken {proverb} | :: a leopard cannot change his spots, the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature |
| eenvoud {m} | :: simplicity |
| eenvoudig {adj} | :: simple, plain |
| eenvoudig {adj} | :: simple, easy |
| eenvoudig {adj} | :: simple, simplex (not composite) |
| een vraag stellen {v} | :: to ask a question |
| eenwieler {m} | :: unicycle |
| eenwijverij {f} | :: monogyny |
| eenwording {f} | :: Unification |
| eenzaadlobbig {adj} | :: of or relating to a monocotyledon |
| eenzaadlobbige {noun} | :: monocotyledon |
| een zaag spannen {v} [Belgium] | :: complain, especially continuously so |
| eenzaam {adj} | :: lonely, lonesome |
| eenzaamheid {f} | :: loneliness |
| eenzaat {m} | :: loner |
| eenzelvig {adj} | :: spending most time in solitary activities; introvert |
| eenzelvig {adj} [archaic] | :: identical, unchanging |
| eenzijdig {adj} | :: having just one side, one-sided |
| eenzijdig {adj} | :: involving only one party, unilateral |
| eenzijdig {adj} | :: biased, unfair |
| eer {f} | :: honour |
| eer {prep} | :: ere, before |
| eer {n} [obsolete] | :: copper |
| eer {n} [obsolete] | :: bronze |
| eerbaar {adj} | :: honorable |
| eerbaarheid {f} | :: respectability, decency |
| eerbetoon {n} | :: homage, tribute, praise |
| eerbied {f} | :: respect |
| eerbiedig {adj} | :: respectful, courteous, well-mannered |
| eerbiedigen {vt} | :: to respect, honor |
| eerbieding {f} [obsolete] | :: respect |
| eerder {adj} | :: earlier, former |
| eerder {adj} | :: previous, prior |
| eerder {adv} | :: earlier |
| eerder {adv} | :: before, previously |
| eerder {adv} | :: more, rather |
| eerder {m} | :: One who pays honor |
| eerder {m} | :: plower, plowman or plowboy |
| eergisteren {adv} | :: ereyesterday, the day before yesterday |
| eerherstel {n} [chiefly uncountable] | :: rehabilitation, restoring someone's good name |
| eerlang {adv} | :: soon, erelong |
| eerlijk {adj} | :: honest |
| eerlijk {adj} | :: fair, just |
| eerlijk duurt het langst {proverb} | :: honesty is the best policy; implying that dishonesty will eventually be exposed |
| eerlijkheid {f} | :: honesty |
| eerlijkheid {f} | :: fairness, justness |
| eerlijkheidshalve {adv} | :: "to be honest", "in fairness" |
| eerloos {adj} | :: without honour, honourless, dishonorable |
| Eersel {prop} {n} | :: Eersel (village/and/municipality) |
| eerst {adv} | :: first, at first, before something else |
| eerst {adv} | :: at first, before, earlier |
| eerst {adv} | :: only, not until |
| eerstdaags {adv} | :: in a few days, soon |
| eerste {adj} | :: first |
| eerste Germaanse klankverschuiving {prop} {f} [linguistics] | :: Grimm's law |
| eersteklas {adj} | :: first class |
| eersteling {m} [archaic] | :: the first fruits of a field or flock |
| eersteling {m} [archaic, figuratively] | :: the first-born |
| eerste naamval {m} [grammar] | :: nominative case |
| eerste persoon {m} | :: first person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement) |
| Eerste Wereldoorlog {m} | :: World War I |
| eerstgeboorterecht {n} | :: right of the firstborn, primogeniture (birthright of the eldest acknowledged child) |
| eerstgeborene {c} | :: first-born |
| eerstgenoemd {adj} | :: former, first-named, the first of two |
| eertijds {adv} | :: in earlier times |
| eervol {adj} | :: [US] honorable; [UK] honourable |
| eervol {adv} | :: [US] honorably; [UK] honourably |
| eerwraak {f} [chiefly in the singular, crime, society] | :: honour-based violence, such as (attempted) honour killings (gendered retribution for presumed violations of family honour) |
| eerzaak {f} [archaic] | :: matter of honour or conscience |
| eerzaak {f} [law enforcement, formal] | :: case or instance of honour-based violence, like honour killings |
| eerzucht {c} | :: ambition |
| eerzuchtig {adj} | :: ambitious |
| eerzuil {f} | :: victory column or stele |
| -ees {suffix} | :: -ese: Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people |
| eest {m} | :: A drying oven, a drying kiln |
| eetappel {m} | :: An apple (of a) variety best fit to be eaten whole and raw, but possibly peeled, rather then used in recipes (cooked, fried etc.) |
| eetbaar {adj} | :: edible |
| eetbaarheid {f} | :: edibility |
| eetbui {f} [eating disorder] | :: A binge, an instance of binge eating |
| eetcafé {n} | :: a bistro |
| eetgewoonte {f} | :: eating habit |
| eethuis {n} | :: A diner, cafeteria or restaurant |
| eetkamer {f} | :: Dining room |
| eetlepel {m} | :: tablespoon (spoon, used for eating food) |
| eetlepel {m} | :: tablespoon (unit of measure = 15 milliliters) |
| eetlust {m} | :: An appetite, lusting to eat |
| eetlustig {adj} | :: having appetite, being eager to eat; [in particular] having a strong appetite |
| eetpiraat {m} | :: one who dines and dashes |
| eetrijp {adj} | :: ripe for eating |
| eet smakelijk {interj} | :: enjoy your meal, bon appétit |
| eetstokje {noun} | :: chopstick |
| eetstoornis {f} [pathology] | :: eating disorder |
| eetwaar {f} | :: food, foodstuff |
| eeuw {mf} | :: century, 100 years |
| eeuw {mf} | :: many years |
| eeuw {mf} [by extension] | :: a very long time, far too long, (an) eternity |
| eeuweling {m} | :: centenarian (someone who is at least 100 years old) |
| eeuwelinge {f} | :: female equivalent of eeuweling |
| eeuwenlang {adv} | :: for centuries |
| eeuwfeest {n} | :: centennial |
| eeuwig {adj} | :: eternal |
| eeuwig {adv} | :: forever |
| Eeuwige Oosten {prop} {n} [Freemasonry] | :: afterlife (life after death, also as a euphemism for death) |
| eeuwigheid {f} | :: eternity |
| eeuwjaar {n} | :: The last year of a century, a year that is a multiple of hundred |
| eeuwjaar {n} [dated] | :: A centennial |
| eeuwwende {f} [literary] | :: The turn of a century, when its 100 years end and it gives way to the next |
| eeuwwisseling {f} | :: turn of the century |
| effe {adv} | :: eye dialect of effen |
| effect {n} | :: effect |
| effect {n} [finance] | :: negotiable instrument |
| effectief {adj} | :: effective |
| effectief {adv} | :: effectively |
| effectief {adv} | :: really |
| effectiviteit {f} | :: Effectiveness |
| effectueren {vt} | :: to effect, to carry out, to execute |
| effen {adv} [chiefly colloquial] | :: alternative form of even |
| effen {adj} | :: leveled |
| effen {adj} | :: plain or monocoloured |
| efficiënt {adj} | :: efficient |
| efficiëntie {f} | :: efficiency |
| eg {f} | :: harrow |
| egalitair {adj} | :: egalitarian, equal |
| egalitarisme {n} | :: egalitarianism |
| Egeïsch {adj} | :: Aegean, referring to the mythological figure Aegaeus |
| Egeïsch {adj} | :: Aegean, of, dating from or relating to the Aegean people and/or their major prehistoric Mediterranean civilisation |
| Egeïsch {adj} | :: Aegean, in or relating to the Aegean Sea |
| Egeïsche Zee {prop} {f} | :: The Aegean Sea, the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea |
| egel {m} | :: hedgehog |
| egelvarken {n} [archaic] | :: hedgehog |
| egelvarken {n} [archaic] | :: porcupine |
| egelvis {m} | :: porcupinefish, any fish of the Diodontidae |
| egelworm {m} | :: liver fluke |
| egge {f} | :: skewed, sharp side |
| egge {f} | :: edge |
| egge {f} | :: corner |
| eggen {vt} [agriculture] | :: to harrow |
| Egmont {prop} | :: surname |
| ego {n} | :: ego, self |
| egodocument {n} | :: any text in which the personal life and experiences of the author play an important and central role, including, but not limited to, diaries, travel logs, autobiographies and memoirs |
| egoïsme {n} | :: egoism |
| egoïst {m} | :: egoist |
| egoïstisch {adj} | :: egoistic, selfish |
| Egypte {prop} {n} | :: Egypt |
| Egyptenaar {m} | :: an Egyptian |
| Egyptisch {adj} | :: Egyptian |
| Egyptisch {prop} {n} | :: Egyptian (Egyptian language) |
| EHBO {noun} | :: initialism of eerste hulp bij ongelukken |
| EHBO'er {m} | :: someone to perform first aid |
| ei {n} | :: egg |
| eicel {f} | :: ovum, egg cell |
| eicelletje {noun} | :: diminutive of eicel |
| eider {m} | :: a type of seaduck; an eider |
| eidereend {f} | :: The eider, a duck species, Somateria mollissima |
| eidereend {f} | :: Any closely related duck species also particularly prized for its down |
| eideticus {m} | :: someone with a strong visual memory; eidetiker |
| eidetisch {adj} | :: eidetic |
| eidetisch geheugen {n} | :: eidetic memory |
| eidooier {m} | :: egg yolk |
| eierbal {m} | :: a type of Scotch egg |
| eierdooier {m} | :: alternative form of eidooier |
| eieren voor zijn geld kiezen {vi} | :: to compromise, (out of necessity) take less than one expected or wanted |
| eierkoek {m} | :: A small, round sweet cake with a soft, dry texture; sometimes called (Dutch) egg cake |
| eierkool {f} | :: coal compressed into a egg-shape, which has a standard volume and weight, used in stoves |
| Eierland {prop} {n} | :: Eierland (A region on the north of <<isl/Texel>>, < >, <<c/Netherlands>>, historically a separate island and before that a part of Vlieland.) |
| eierlanding {noun} | :: very soft touchdown |
| eiermuts {f} [chiefly diminutive] | :: egg cosy |
| eierstok {m} | :: ovary, the female animal's organ which produces eggs |
| eierstok {m} [botany] | :: the swelling part of a pistil which bears ovules |
| Eiffeltoren {prop} {m} | :: Eiffel Tower |
| eigeel {n} | :: egg yolk |
| eigen {adj} | :: own |
| eigen {adj} | :: self |
| eigenaar {m} | :: owner |
| eigenaard {m} | :: the essence or nature of a person or thing |
| eigenaardig {adj} | :: idiosyncratic, peculiar |
| eigenaardigheid {f} | :: idiosyncracy, peculiarity |
| Eigenbrakel {prop} {n} | :: Braine-l'Alleud, a town in Belgium |
| eigendom {n} | :: property |
| eigendom {m} [legal] | :: right of ownership |
| eigenen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to give in ownership, to grant [+ aan (object) = to] |
| eigenen {vr} [obsolete] | :: to claim ownership of, to take |
| eigen haard is goud waard {proverb} | :: home is where the heart is |
| eigen haard is goud waard {proverb} | :: my home is my castle |
| eigenhandig {adj} | :: personally (with one's own hands) |
| eigenlijk {adj} | :: actual |
| eigenlijk {adv} | :: actually, really, in reality |
| eigennaam {m} | :: proper noun, the (capitalized) name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity |
| eigenrechter {m} | :: vigilante |
| eigen risico {n} | :: See: nl eigen risico |
| eigen risico {n} [insurance] | :: excess, deductible |
| eigenschap {f} | :: property, feature, quality |
| eigen schuld, dikke bult {phrase} | :: Expresses that one thinks a realised negative outcome is deserved; e.g. just deserts, reaping what one sows, having it coming, serving someone right |
| eigentijds {adj} | :: modern, contemporary, not oldfashioned |
| eigenvector {m} | :: eigenvector |
| eigenwaarde {f} | :: self-esteem |
| eigenwaarde {f} [mathematics] | :: eigenvalue |
| eigenwarmte {f} | :: heat produced from within an object, as opposed to absorbed from outside |
| eigenwijs {adj} | :: stubborn, headstrong |
| eigenzinnig {adj} | :: idiosyncratic |
| Eijsden-Margraten {prop} {n} | :: Eijsden-Margraten (municipality) |
| eik {m} | :: Any oak tree (tree of the genus Quercus) |
| eik {m} | :: Oak wood |
| eikeboom {m} | :: superseded spelling of eikenboom |
| eikel {m} | :: acorn |
| eikel {m} | :: glans penis |
| eikel {m} [pejorative] | :: jerk, dickhead |
| eikelen {v} [ergative, particularly relating to pigs] | :: to (let) forage for acorns |
| eikelen {vi} [colloquial] | :: to be annoying, to act like a jerk |
| eiken {adj} | :: oaken |
| eikenboom {m} | :: oak tree |
| eikenhout {n} | :: oak wood |
| eikenhouten {adj} | :: oaken |
| eikenprocessierups {f} | :: oak processionary caterpillar, caterpillar of Thaumetopoea processionea |
| eikenprocessievlinder {m} [rare] | :: oak processionary, Thaumetopoea processionea |
| eikvaren {f} | :: polypody, fern of the genus Polypodium |
| eil. {noun} | :: abbreviation of eiland and eilanden |
| eiland {n} | :: island |
| eilandbewoner {m} | :: islander |
| eilandengroep {f} {m} | :: archipelago |
| eilander {m} | :: islander |
| eilandnatie {f} | :: island nation |
| eilandstaat {m} | :: island state |
| eilandvos {m} | :: island fox |
| eind {n} | :: end |
| eind {n} | :: travel distance |
| eind {n} | :: a short length of something (such as a stick or a rope) |
| eindbaas {m} [video games] | :: (final) boss |
| eindbaas {m} [colloquial] | :: leader, boss (chief of an organisation or department) |
| eindbaas {m} [slang] | :: boss (someone considered exceptionally good or impressive) |
| eindbestemming {f} | :: final destination |
| einde {n} | :: end |
| eindelijk {adv} | :: at last, finally |
| eindeloos {adj} | :: endless |
| einder {m} [formal, literary] | :: horizon |
| eindexamen {n} | :: final exam |
| eind goed, al goed {proverb} | :: all's well that ends well |
| Eindhoven {prop} {n} | :: Eindhoven (city/and/municipality) |
| eindig {adj} | :: finite |
| eindigen {vi} | :: to end, to finish, to conclude, to come to an end |
| Eindkrak {prop} {m} [astronomy] | :: Big Crunch |
| eindnoot {f} | :: An endnote |
| eindstreep {f} | :: finish line (literal and figuratively) |
| eindverslag {n} | :: final report |
| eindvonnis {n} | :: final verdict |
| einsteinium {n} | :: einsteinium |
| eis {m} | :: requirement |
| eis {m} | :: demand |
| eisen {vt} | :: to demand |
| eisen {vt} | :: to claim |
| eisen {vt} | :: to require |
| eiser {m} [law] | :: plaintiff |
| eisprong {m} | :: ovulation |
| eitje {noun} | :: child's play, something that is easy |
| ei van Columbus {n} | :: egg of Columbus |
| eivol {adj} | :: completely full, abrim |
| eivorm {m} | :: ovoid |
| eivormig {adj} | :: egg-shaped |
| eiwit {n} | :: egg white, albumen |
| eiwit {n} [biochemistry, nutrition] | :: protein (uncountable) |
| ejaculatie {f} [physiology] | :: ejaculation |
| ejaculatie {f} [literally] | :: an uttering, |
| ejaculatie {f} [figuratively] | :: a quick, short prayer |
| ejaculeren {vt} | :: to ejaculate |
| ekkies {p} [slang] | :: money |
| eksamen {n} | :: superseded spelling of examen |
| ekster {m} | :: Eurasian magpie, Pica pica |
| ekster {m} | :: A magpie, any bird of the genus Pica |
| eksteroog {n} | :: clavus, corn |
| -el {suffix} | :: -el |
| -el {suffix} | :: -elle |
| el {f} {m} [archaic] | :: A unit of measurement corresponding to about 69 cm |
| eland {m} | :: elk/moose, Alces alces |
| elandgewei {n} | :: A pair of antlers or a single antler of an elk or moose |
| elasticiteit {f} [physics] | :: The property elasticity, by virtue of which a material can regain its original dimensions |
| elasticiteitsmodulus {m} | :: Young's modulus |
| elastisch {adj} | :: elastic |
| Elburg {prop} {n} | :: Elburg (city/and/municipality) |
| Elch {prop} {n} | :: Othée, a village in Belgium |
| elco {m} [electronics, colloquial] | :: electrolytic capacitor |
| elcootje {noun} | :: diminutive of elco |
| elders {adv} | :: elsewhere |
| elderwaarts {adv} | :: (to) elsewhere |
| electie {f} | :: election |
| electoraat {n} | :: electorate (totality of voters or those with the right to vote in a polity) |
| electoraat {n} | :: electorate (electoral base) |
| electoraat {n} [historical] | :: electorate (dominion of an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire) |
| electro- {prefix} | :: superseded spelling of elektro- |
| electuarium {n} | :: electuary (medicine mixed with honey or some kind of syrup) |
| elegant {adj} | :: elegant |
| elektricien {m} | :: electrician (specialist in installing and maintaining electrical equipment) |
| elektriciteit {f} | :: electricity |
| elektriciteitsdraad {m} | :: electric wire |
| elektrisch {adj} | :: electric |
| elektrische capaciteit {f} [physics] | :: capacitance |
| elektrische gitaar {f} [musical instruments] | :: electric guitar |
| elektrische spanning {f} | :: voltage |
| elektrische stoel {m} | :: electric chair |
| elektro- {prefix} | :: electro- |
| elektroboot {m} | :: An electric boat (motorised boat with an electrical engine) |
| elektrocardiogram {n} | :: electrocardiogram, ECG |
| elektrodynamica {c} [physics] | :: electrodynamics |
| elektro-encefalogram {n} [neurology] | :: electroencephalogram |
| elektrolyt {m} | :: electrolyte |
| elektrolytisch {adj} | :: electrolytic |
| elektrolytische condensator {m} [electronics] | :: electrolytic capacitor |
| elektromagneet {m} | :: electromagnet |
| elektromagnetisch {adj} | :: electromagnetic |
| elektromagnetisme {n} | :: The fundamental force electromagnetism |
| elektromotor {m} | :: An electric motor |
| elektron {n} | :: electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit nuclei of atoms) |
| elektronenbuis {f} | :: vacuum tube |
| elektronenmicroscoop {m} | :: electron microscope |
| elektronisch {adj} | :: electronic |
| elektronische sigaret {f} | :: electronic cigarette |
| elektronneutrino {n} | :: electron neutrino |
| elektronvolt {m} | :: electron volt |
| elektrostatisch {adj} | :: electrostatic |
| elektrotechniek {f} | :: electrical engineering |
| element {n} | :: element |
| element {n} [chemistry] | :: element |
| element {n} [set theory] | :: element |
| elementair {adj} | :: elementary (relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something) |
| elementair {adj} | :: elementary (relating to a subatomic particle) |
| -elen {suffix} | :: frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition |
| Eleonora's valk {f} {m} | :: Eleonora's falcon, Falco eleonorae |
| elf {num} | :: eleven |
| elf {f} | :: The number eleven, or a representation thereof |
| elf {m} | :: elf (mythical creature) |
| elf {m} | :: brownie |
| elfde {adj} | :: eleventh |
| elfduizend {num} | :: eleven thousand |
| elfenbank {f} | :: Fungus of the genus Trametes, especially Trametes versicolor, the turkey tail |
| elfenbankje {noun} | :: diminutive of elfenbank |
| elfin {f} | :: A female elf (fantasy humanoid) |
| elfje {noun} [poetry] | :: eleven-word free-form cinquain |
| elfletterig {adj} | :: eleven-lettered |
| Elfstedentocht {prop} {m} | :: Elfstedentocht |
| elftal {n} [sports] | :: a team of eleven (typically refers to a football team) |
| elger {m} | :: spear for fishing eel |
| Eliene {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Eline {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| Elisabet {prop} {f} | :: Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist |
| elitair {adj} | :: elitist, relating to or characteristic of elites |
| elitair {adj} | :: elitist, demonstrating or betraying elitist attitudes |
| elite {f} | :: elite (group with a high or privileged status) |
| elitehaver {m} | :: trail mix |
| elitekorps {n} | :: elite corps |
| elixer {n} | :: elixir |
| elixir {n} | :: elixir |
| elizabethaans {adj} [history] | :: Elizabethan |
| elk {determiner} | :: each; every |
| elk {pron} [chiefly in expressions] | :: everyone; everybody |
| elkaar {pron} | :: each other, one another |
| elkaar in de haren vliegen {vi} | :: to quarrel, have an argument |
| elkaars {determiner} | :: each other's |
| elkander {adv} [dated] | :: each other |
| elkeen {pron} [Belgium, Brabant] | :: everyone, everybody |
| elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel {phrase} | :: every disadvantage has an advantage |
| Ella {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| ellebogenwerk {n} [colloquial] | :: ruthless competition; fierce, unfriendly rivalry |
| elleboog {m} | :: elbow (joint between upper arm and forearm) |
| ellenboog {m} [non-standard] | :: alternative form of elleboog |
| ellende {f} | :: misery |
| ellendig {adj} | :: miserable, hapless |
| ellenlang {adj} | :: incredibly long |
| ellepijp {f} | :: elbow bone, ulna (bone of the forearm) |
| ellerling {m} | :: common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus |
| ellips {f} | :: ellipse |
| ellips {f} | :: ellipsis, stylistic figure and mark used in printing to indicate an omission |
| elliptisch {adj} | :: elliptic, elliptical |
| El Niño {prop} {n} [meteorology] | :: El Niño |
| eloquent {adj} | :: eloquent |
| elpee {m} | :: An LP |
| elpenbeen {n} [dated] | :: ivory |
| elpenbenen {adj} [dated] | :: ivory |
| elpendier {n} [rare] | :: elephant |
| elrits {f} | :: common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus |
| els {m} | :: alder, tree of the genus Alnus |
| els {f} [leather working] | :: awl |
| els {f} [printing] | :: bodkin |
| El Salvador {prop} {n} | :: El Salvador (country) |
| Elsenfors {prop} {n} [obsolete] | :: Elsenfors (capital city) |
| Elst {prop} {n} | :: Elst (village) |
| elvin {f} | :: alternative form of elfin |
| Elzas {prop} {n} | :: The Alsace region on the Franco-German border |
| Elzas {prop} {n} | :: The name of several feudal and other historical jurisdictions, and part of some more |
| elzenvoorn {m} [uncommon, dialectal] | :: gudgeon, Gobio gobio gobio |
| e-mail {m} | |
| email {n} | :: enamel |
| email {n} [heraldry] | :: tincture |
| e-mailadres {n} | :: e-mail address |
| e-mailen {vt} | :: to e-mail |
| emailleren {vt} | :: to enamel (cover with enamel) |
| emancipatie {f} | :: emancipation |
| emanciperen {vt} | :: to emancipate |
| embargo {n} | :: embargo (order prohibiting ships from leaving port) |
| embargo {n} | :: embargo (ban on trade with another country) |
| embargo {n} | :: embargo (temporary ban or restriction on making certain information public) |
| embleem {n} | :: emblem |
| embolie {f} | :: embolism (obstruction or occlusion of an artery by an embolus) |
| embryo {n} | :: embryo |
| embryologie {f} | :: embryology |
| embryonaal {adj} | :: embryonic |
| emelt {f} | :: larva of a crane fly, juvenile member of the Tipulidae |
| emenderen {vt} | :: to emend, to correct (something, especially a reading of a text), to mend |
| emfatisch {adj} | :: emphatic |
| emfatisch {adv} | :: emphatically |
| emigrant {m} | :: emigrant |
| emigreren {vi} | :: to emigrate |
| emir {m} | :: emir (Islamic prince or leader) |
| emiraat {n} | :: emirate |
| emissie {f} | :: emission, release |
| emissiehandel {m} | :: emissions trading |
| emitter {m} | :: emitter [terminal of a transistor] |
| Emmen {prop} {n} | :: Emmen (city/and/municipality) |
| emmer {m} | :: bucket (container) |
| emmer {m} | :: emmer, Triticum dicoccon |
| emmeren {vi} [colloquial] | :: to whine, to worry |
| emoe {m} | :: emu |
| emotie {f} | :: emotion |
| emotionaliteit {f} | :: the state of being susceptible to emotions, effusiveness |
| emotioneel {adj} | :: emotional, sentimental |
| emotioneren {vi} | :: to become emotional |
| emporium {n} [historical] | :: emporium (trading centre) |
| empyeem {n} | :: empyema |
| emt {f} [dialectal] | :: ant |
| emulgator {m} | :: emulsifier |
| emulgeren {vt} | :: to emulsify |
| emulsie {f} | :: An emulsion (stable suspension) |
| emulsie {f} [photography] | :: An emulsion (photosensitive coating) |
| -en- {interfix} | :: Genitival interfix indicating that the former part is a characteristic of the latter |
| -en {suffix} | :: Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem of the word itself does not change |
| -en {suffix} | :: Forms adjectives that indicate the substance from which something is made |
| -en {suffix} | :: Ending of the infinitive form of verbs |
| -en {suffix} | :: The ending of the past participle of strong verbs. This can also function as an adjective |
| -en {suffix} | :: The ending of the plural form of many nouns |
| -en {suffix} | :: Taken by adjectives used as nouns, to form the plural form of such nouns |
| -en {suffix} [archaic, not productive] | :: The ending of a number of weak case endings of the adjective or the article |
| -en {suffix} [archaic, not productive] | :: The ending of the genitive case of certain nouns |
| -en {suffix} | :: The ending of the plural forms of verbs, in both present and past tense |
| -en {suffix} | :: A suffix present on certain adverbs |
| en {conj} | :: and |
| en {conj} | :: well, so |
| en {conj} [mathematics] | :: plus, and |
| en {adv} [obsolete] | :: [en ... niet] not |
| encefalopathie {f} [pathology] | :: The condition encephalopathy (affecting the brain) |
| enclave {f} | :: enclave |
| enculturalisatie {f} [sociology] | :: enculturation |
| encyclopedie {m} | :: encyclopedia (comprehensive work of reference with articles on a range of topics, in one field or even all fields) |
| encyclopedie {m} | :: [now chiefly academic jargon] encyclopedia (comprehensive summary of knowledge) |
| end {n} | :: end |
| end {n} | :: travel distance |
| end {n} | :: a short length of something (such as a stick or a rope) |
| ende {conj} [archaic] | :: alternative form of en |
| endeem {m} [biology] | :: An endemic organism, an organism that is exclusive to an area |
| endeldarm {m} | :: rectum |
| endemie {f} [medicine] | :: endemic (disease that prevalent in an area; such a prevalent outbreak) |
| endemie {f} [biology] | :: endemism (state of being endemic, exclusive to an area) |
| endemisch {adj} [medicine] | :: endemic (prevalent in a particular area) |
| endocarp {n} | :: endocarp |
| ene {pron} | :: one (contrasting with another) |
| ene {pron} | :: one, a certain (followed by a name, possibly with a title or honorific) |
| en-enverhaal {n} | :: a story to which there are multiple sides, for which there are multiple causes or solutions, where one shouldn't or can't choose one or the other |
| energetisch {adj} [physics] | :: energetic; pertaining to energy; carrying an energy value |
| energie {f} | :: energy |
| energiebron {f} | :: energy source |
| energiecentrale {c} | :: power station |
| energiedrank {m} | :: energy drink |
| energiek {adj} | :: energetic, lively (displaying a lot of energy through one's activity) |
| energietransitie {f} | :: energy transition |
| energiezuinig {adj} | :: energy-efficient, energy-saving |
| enerzijds {adv} | :: on the one hand |
| enfant terrible {n} | :: enfant terrible |
| enfin {adv} | :: finally; “in the end”; implies that a summary of something will follow |
| eng {adj} | :: narrow |
| eng {adj} | :: small |
| eng {adj} | :: scary, creepy |
| eng {m} | :: alternative form of enk |
| engageren {vt} | :: to engage |
| engageren {vt} | :: to join |
| engageren {vt} [rare] | :: to book, to hire, to invite |
| engborstig {adj} [dated] | :: dyspneic |
| engel {m} | :: angel |
| engelachtig {adj} | :: angelic |
| Engeland {prop} {n} | :: England |
| Engeland {prop} {n} [loosely] | :: Great Britain, the United Kingdom |
| engel des doods {m} | :: angel of death |
| engelenbak {m} [theater] | :: the highest box(es) at a theatre, intended for VIP guests |
| engelengeduld {n} | :: patience of angels, the ability to be patient for a very long time |
| engelin {f} [uncommon] | :: female angel |
| engelin {f} | :: Affectionate, often romantic term for a woman |
| engels {n} [historical] | :: A unit of mass equal to one twentieth of an ounce, approximately 1.5 grams |
| engels {n} [historical] | :: A physical weight used for weighing gold or silver |
| Engels {adj} | :: English |
| Engels {prop} {n} | :: English (language) |
| Engels {adj} [obsolete] | :: angelical |
| Engelse {f} | :: English woman |
| Engelse drop {f} | :: liquorice allsorts |
| Engelse ziekte {f} [idiomatic, pejorative] | :: writing Dutch compound words incorrectly by applying English spelling rules, i.e. with a space separating the two parts (as is common in English, e.g. wall paint), rather than joined as a single word (as is usual in Dutch, e.g. muurverf) |
| Engelsman {m} | :: Englishman |
| Engelstalig {adj} | :: Having knowledge of the English language, said especially of native speakers; anglophone |
| Engelstalig {adj} | :: In the English language |
| engerling {m} | :: larva of a scarab beetle (family Scarabaeidae) |
| enghels {n} | :: obsolete spelling of engels |
| engobe {m} | :: engobe |
| engte {f} | :: any narrow passage |
| engte {f} | :: narrowness |
| engte {f} [obsolete] | :: difficulty |
| engtevrees {f} | :: claustrophobia |
| enig {determiner} | :: some |
| enig {determiner} | :: any |
| enig {adj} | :: only, single |
| enig {adj} | :: cute, nice, adorable |
| enige {pron} [masculine, feminine, with de] | :: only one |
| enige {pron} [neuter, with het] | :: only thing |
| enigst {adj} | :: only, single |
| enigste {pron} | :: (de enigste) only one |
| enigste {pron} | :: (het enigste) only thing |
| enigszins {adv} | :: somewhat; to some degree; rather; slightly |
| enigszins {adv} | :: at all; in any way |
| enk {m} | :: A tract of open, often raised agricultural land near or surrounding a village or hamlet |
| enkel {adj} | :: single |
| enkel {adj} | :: only, sole |
| enkel {adv} | :: exclusively, only |
| enkel {m} | :: ankle |
| enkelbaans {adj} | :: one-way |
| enkelbaans {adj} | :: a roadway having only one carriageway, even if vehicles do travel upon it in opposite directions |
| enkele {pron} | :: a few (alternate form of enkel) |
| enkele {pron} | :: some |
| enkelgeld {n} [Belgium, money] | :: small change, coins |
| enkeling {m} | :: individual |
| enkelspoor {n} [rail, chiefly uncountable] | :: single track |
| enkeltje {m} | :: one-way ticket, single ticket |
| enkelvoud {n} [grammar] | :: singular |
| enkelvoudig {adj} | :: singular, simple as opposed to any multiple |
| enkelzijbandmodulatie {f} | :: single sideband modulation |
| Enkhuizen {prop} {n} | :: Enkhuizen (town) |
| enklauw {f} [obsolete] | :: ankle |
| en nog wat {interj} | :: and then some |
| en/of {conj} [coordinating] | :: and/or |
| enorm {adj} | :: enormous |
| enorm {adv} | :: enormously, extremely |
| en profil {adv} [of a face] | :: Portrayed sideways |
| enquête {c} | :: survey (set of questions about opinions) |
| enquête {c} | :: investigation (e.g. a congressional investigation) |
| ensceneren {vt} | :: to stage (in a deceptive manner) |
| ensceneren {vt} | :: to present, to perform |
| enscenering {f} | :: stage performance |
| enscenering {f} | :: presentation, demonstration |
| Enschede {prop} {n} | :: Enschede (city/and/municipality) |
| ensemble {n} | :: ensemble |
| ensemble {n} | :: ensemble (group of musicians) |
| ensemble {n} | :: (theater) troupe |
| -ent {suffix} | :: -ent |
| ent {m} | :: graft (particularly on a tree) |
| entelechie {f} | :: entelechy, full actualisation |
| enten {vt} | :: to graft |
| enteren {v} [nautical] | :: to board, to capture and invade a ship |
| enthousiasme {n} | :: enthusiasm, feeling of excitement |
| enthousiasmeren {vt} | :: to make enthusiastic, to cause a sensation of enthusiasm |
| enthousiast {adj} | :: enthusiastic |
| entje {noun} | :: diminutive of ent |
| entomofauna {f} | :: entomofauna, the insect fauna of an area |
| entomologie {f} | :: entomology |
| entomologisch {adj} | :: entomological |
| entomoloog {m} | :: entomologist |
| entourage {f} | :: entourage |
| entrecôte {f} | :: entrecôte |
| entree {f} | :: the entry to a house, i.e. the room beyond the front door, from which doors to other rooms will typically open |
| entree {f} | :: the right of entrance to a building or land where there is no general right of entrance |
| entree {f} [dining] | :: (formerly) a savoury served after the fish course and before the main course; (now usually) the starter or the main course itself |
| entropie {f} [physics] | :: entropy (quantity indicating the number of possible microstates) |
| entstof {f} [now, somewhat, formal] | :: vaccine |
| envelop {f} | :: An envelope, closing paper wrapper as used for mailing |
| enveloppe {f} | :: alternative spelling of envelop |
| enz. {adv} | :: abbreviation of enzovoorts; etc. |
| enzoötisch {adj} | :: enzootic |
| enzovoort {adv} | :: and so forth, etcetera |
| enzovoorts {adv} | :: and so forth, etcetera |
| enzym {n} | :: enzyme |
| enzymologie {f} | :: enzymology |
| eosine {f} | :: eosin |
| epateren {v} | :: to amaze, to astound, to baffle |
| Epe {prop} {n} | :: Epe (village/and/municipality) |
| epenthesis {f} [phonetics] | :: epenthesis |
| epi- {prefix} | :: Above, over, on, in addition to |
| epicentrum {n} | :: epicentre, point above an earthquake's centre |
| epicurisme {n} | :: epicurism |
| epidemie {f} | :: epidemic |
| epidemiologie {f} | :: epidemiology |
| epidemiologisch {adj} | :: epidemiological |
| epiduraal {adj} [medicine] | :: epidural |
| epiek {f} | :: epic poetry |
| Epifanie {f} [Christianity] | :: Epiphany |
| epifauna {f} | :: aquatic, especially benthic, fauna that lives on sediment or on a substrate, e.g. a reef or a shell |
| epifenomeen {n} | :: a secondary phenomenon that occurs alongside or in parallel to a primary phenomenon; an epiphenomenon |
| epifyse {f} | :: epiphysis, pineal gland |
| epigenetica {f} | :: epigenetics |
| epigrafie {f} | :: epigraphy |
| epigrafisch {adj} | :: epigraphic |
| epiloog {m} | :: epilogue |
| e-pion {m} [chess] | :: e-pawn: pawn placed on the e-file at the beginning of the game |
| Epiroot {m} | :: An inhabitant (or descendant) of Epirus |
| Epirus {prop} | :: Epirus (all senses) |
| episch {adj} | :: epic |
| episcopaal {adj} | :: episcopal, relating to a bishop and/or to the episcopate |
| episcopaal {adj} | :: Anglican, Episcopal |
| episode {f} | :: An episode, either sense |
| epistel {n} | :: epistle; a literary composition in the form of a letter |
| epistel {n} [Christianity] | :: epistle; one of the letters included as a book of the New Testament |
| epistemologie {f} | :: epistemology |
| epistolair {adj} | :: epistolary |
| epoche {f} | :: epoch |
| eponiem {adj} | :: eponymous |
| eponiem {n} | :: eponym (subject whose name is metonymically associated with something) |
| epos {n} | :: epic (extended narrative poem) |
| epsilon {mf} | :: The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet |
| epsilon {mf} [phonetics] | :: The IPA symbol that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel |
| epsilon {mf} [mathematics] | :: An arbitrarily small quantity |
| epuratie {f} | :: (political) purification, cleansing, especially in the context of World War II |
| Equatoriaal-Guinea {prop} {n} | :: Equatorial Guinea |
| equidistant {adj} | :: equidistant |
| equiperen {vt} | :: to equip, to supply |
| equivalent {adj} | :: equivalent |
| -er- {interfix} | :: interfix used to connect suffixes |
| -er {suffix} | :: Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| -er {suffix} | :: Forms nouns for a person associated with something |
| -er {suffix} | :: Forms nouns denoting male inhabitants or residents of a place |
| -er {suffix} | :: Formings adjectives denoting something originating from a place |
| -er {suffix} | :: Forms the comparative form of adjectives |
| er- {prefix} | :: Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates the cause or beginning of an action |
| er {adv} | :: there (unspecific to distance) |
| er {adv} [with a preposition] | :: him, her, it, them |
| er {adv} [partitive pronoun] | :: of them, of those (often not translated in English) |
| eraan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of aan + het |
| erachter {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of achter + het |
| erachteraan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of achteraan + het |
| eraf {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of af + het |
| erbarmelijk {adj} | :: miserable, pathetic |
| erbarmen {vi} | :: to have mercy, to take pity |
| erbarmen {n} | :: mercy, pity |
| erbarming {f} | :: mercy, pity |
| erbieden {vr} | :: [dialectal, Eastern Netherlands] to introduce, to surrender; to behave, to behave oneself |
| erbij {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of bij + het |
| erbinnen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of binnen + het |
| erbium {n} | :: erbium |
| erboven {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of boven + het |
| erbuiten {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of buiten + het |
| -erd {suffix} | :: Suffix used with adjectives to indicate a person with a certain quality |
| erdoor {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of door + het |
| erdoorheen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of doorheen + het |
| erdoor jagen {vt} | :: to spend |
| erectie {f} | :: erection [of the penis] |
| eredienst {m} | :: worship, service |
| eredivisie {f} [sports] | :: The highest league in the league system of a sport, chiefly with regard to the Netherlands and Belgium |
| Eredivisie {prop} {c} | :: alternative spelling of eredivisie, when used as the name of a particular league |
| eredoctoraat {n} | :: honorary doctorate |
| eregast {m} | :: guest of honor |
| erelid {n} | :: An honorary member |
| ereloon {n} | :: A honorarium, as customary for the services of doctors, notaries etc |
| eremetaal {n} [poetic] | :: medal |
| -eren {suffix} | :: forms the plural of a limited group of nouns: blad, been, ei, gelid, gemoed, goed, hoen, kalf, kind, kleed, lam, lied, rad, rund, volk |
| -eren {suffix} | :: part of the infinitive of verbs borrowed mainly from French and Latin, e.g. informeren from to inform |
| -eren {suffix} | :: frequentative verbal suffix; indicating repetition |
| eren {vt} | :: to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects |
| eren {vt} | :: to respect, hold in high regard |
| eren {vt} | :: to adorn, decorate |
| eren {vt} | :: to (sometimes restore a fiancée's) honor by marriage |
| eren {adj} [obsolete] | :: (made of) copper, cupreous, cupric, coppery |
| eren {adj} [obsolete] | :: (made of) bronze |
| eren {vt} [archaic] | :: to plow (land) |
| eren {vi} [archaic] | :: to work with a plough |
| erepenning {m} | :: medal |
| ereteken {n} | :: A mark of decoration, e.g. a medal, or a mark of honour |
| eretitel {m} | :: honorary title |
| erewoord {n} | :: word of honor |
| erezuil {f} | :: alternative form of eerzuil |
| erf {n} | :: yard (open area adjoining and belonging to a house) |
| erf {n} [figurative] | :: heritage, patrimony |
| erf {n} [obsolete, law] | :: hereditament, especially a plot of land |
| erf {n} [obsolete] | :: inheritance |
| erfbelasting {f} | :: inheritance tax |
| erfdrager {m} [formal] | :: heir, inheritor |
| erfelijk {adj} | :: hereditary |
| erfelijkheid {f} [biology, uncountable] | :: heredity |
| erfelijkheid {f} [uncountable] | :: heritability |
| erfelijkheid {f} [countable, archaic] | :: inheritance |
| erfelijkheidsleer {f} | :: genetics |
| erfenis {f} [legal] | :: inheritance |
| erfenis {f} | :: heritage (e.g. cultural) |
| erfgenaam {m} | :: heir (someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit) |
| erfgoed {n} | :: heritage |
| Erfgooier {m} [Netherlands, historical] | :: A male from 't Gooi with inherited use rights of the local commons |
| erflater {m} | :: testator (one who dies having made a legally valid will) |
| erfstuk {n} | :: heirloom |
| erfvijand {m} | :: historical, inherited enemy |
| erfwoord {n} | :: inherited word (word inherited from an ancestor of the language) |
| erfzonde {f} [religion, chiefly Christianity] | :: original sin |
| erfzonde {f} | :: (figuratively) human imperfectness |
| erg {adj} | :: serious, considerable, severe |
| erg {adj} | :: awful, terrible |
| erg {adv} | :: very |
| erg {adv} | :: much; very much |
| ergatief {m} [grammar] | :: ergative |
| ergatief {adj} | :: ergative |
| ergens {adv} | :: somewhere, anywhere |
| ergens {adv} | :: somehow, in some unspecified way |
| ergens {adv} | :: As part of a pronominal adverb, something (iets) |
| ergens anders {adv} | :: somewhere else, elsewhere |
| ergens de wubbes van krijgen {v} | :: get irritated or worked up by something |
| ergeren {vt} | :: to annoy, to irritate |
| ergeren {vr} | :: to be annoyed, to be irritated |
| ergerlijk {adj} | :: annoying, disturbing |
| ergernis {f} | :: irritation, annoyance |
| erheen {adv} | :: thither, to there |
| Eridanus {prop} {m} [constellation] | :: Eridanus |
| -erig {suffix} | :: -y, forming adjectives from nouns or verb stems |
| -erij {suffix} | :: An activity |
| -erij {suffix} | :: A place associated with an activity or profession |
| -erij {suffix} | :: A place containing a collection, class or group |
| -erik {suffix} | :: Suffix used with adjectives to indicate a person with a certain quality |
| erin {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of in + het |
| er is niets nieuws onder de zon {proverb} | :: There is nothing new under the sun |
| Eritrea {prop} {n} | :: Eritrea |
| erkend {adj} | :: acknowledged, accepted |
| erkend {adj} | :: recognized |
| erkennen {vt} | :: to acknowledge, to recognize |
| erkenning {f} | :: recognition (of someone's achievements) |
| erkentelijk {adj} | :: thankful, grateful |
| erker {m} | :: bay window, oriel |
| erkertje {noun} | :: diminutive of erker |
| erlangs {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of langs + het |
| ermede {adv} | :: alternative form of ermee |
| ermee {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of met + het |
| Ermelo {prop} | :: Ermelo (village/and/municipality) |
| er met de pet naar gooien {phrase} | :: do in a poor way; put in (too) little effort; not try hard [as in not caring enough] |
| erna {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of na + het |
| ernaar {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of naar + het |
| ernaartoe {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of naartoe + het |
| ernaast {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of naast + het |
| ernaast zitten {v} | :: to be mistaken |
| -ernij {suffix} | :: Variant of -erij |
| ernst {m} | :: seriousness |
| ernstig {adj} | :: serious |
| ernstvuurwerk {n} | :: fireworks and other pyrotechnic substances used for serious, usually non-violent ends, such as flares |
| ernstvuurwerk {n} [obsolete] | :: military ordnance, in particular explosives and projectiles |
| eroderen {v} [ergative] | :: to erode |
| eroev {m} [orthodox Judaism] | :: eruv |
| erom {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of om + het |
| eromheen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of omheen + het |
| eromtrent {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of omtrent + het |
| eronder {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of onder + het |
| erop {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of op + het |
| erop {adv} | :: following, next |
| erop lijken {v} [impersonal, with a subordinate clause headed by dat] | :: to look like, to appear, to seem |
| erop los {adv} | :: repeatedly |
| erotisch {adj} | :: erotic |
| erover {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of over + het |
| eroverheen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of overheen + het |
| errond {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of rond + het |
| ertegen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tegen + het |
| ertegenover {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tegenover + het |
| ertoe {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tot + het |
| erts {n} | :: ore (rock that contains enough metal or mineral material to be extracted and processed) |
| ertussen {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tussen + het |
| ertussendoor {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of tussendoor + het |
| eruit {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of uit + het |
| eruit {adv} [as an exclamation] | :: out! get out! |
| eruitzien {v} [copulative] | :: to look, to look like, to have a certain appearance |
| eruptie {f} | :: eruption |
| ervan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of van + het |
| ervanaf {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of vanaf + het |
| ervandaan {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of vandaan + het |
| ervan uitgaan {vi} | :: to assume from the outset |
| ervaren {vt} | :: to experience, to undergo |
| ervaren {adj} | :: experienced, seasoned |
| ervaring {f} [countable] | :: experience (act of experiencing, something that is experienced) |
| ervaring {f} [uncountable] | :: experience (skill) |
| ervaringsdeskundige {m} | :: one who is experienced or familiar with something through personal experience |
| ervaringsfeit {n} | :: fact of experience, empirical fact |
| erven {vt} | :: to inherit |
| ervoor {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of voor + het |
| ervoorbij {adv} | :: pronominal adverb form of voorbij + het |
| er was eens {phrase} [used at the beginnings of fairytales] | :: once upon a time |
| erwt {f} | :: A pea (edible seed) |
| erwt {f} | :: A pea plant, Pisum sativum |
| erwtensoep {f} | :: pea soup |
| er zijn {v} | :: there to be (there is, there are, etc.) |
| er zit een schroefje los {idiom} | :: have a screw loose; crazy |
| -es {suffix} | :: Creates the female form of persons or occupations, as English -ess |
| es {m} | :: ash, ash tree |
| es {m} [music] | :: E-flat |
| es {adv} [colloquial, dialectal] | :: alternative form of eens |
| es {m} | :: A tract of open, often raised agricultural land near or surrounding a village or hamlet |
| escadrille {f} {n} | :: escadrille, small squadron; especially of aeroplanes |
| eschatologie {f} | :: eschatology (system of doctrines concerning final matters, such as death and afterlife) |
| escorteren {vt} | :: to escort |
| esculaap {m} [colloquial] | :: A physician, medical doctor |
| Esculaap {m} | :: Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of healing |
| esdoorn {m} | :: maple, tree of the genus Acer |
| esdoornsiroop {f} | :: maple syrup |
| esdorp {n} | :: A village with a village green as the central location for business and social life |
| es-groot {n} | :: E flat major (Major scale of E flat) |
| e-sigaret {f} | :: An electronic cigarette |
| -esk {suffix} | :: -esque: in the style of manner of |
| eskader {n} | :: squadron |
| Eskimo {n} | :: Eskimo (person) |
| Eskimo {prop} {n} | :: the Eskimo language (group) |
| Eskimo-Aleoetisch {adj} | :: Eskimo-Aleut |
| eslook {m} {n} | :: shallot |
| Esmée {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| e-snaar {mf} | :: E string: the string on a string instrument producing an e note |
| esoterisch {adj} | :: esoteric |
| esp {m} | :: aspen |
| espagnoletsluiting {f} | :: espagnolette |
| esperantist {m} | :: Esperantist |
| Esperanto {prop} {n} | :: Esperanto |
| esperantologe {f} | :: female Esperantologist |
| esperantoloog {m} | :: Esperantologist |
| espresso {m} | :: espresso |
| essay {n} | :: essay |
| essayist {m} | :: An essayist, an essay writer |
| -esse {suffix} | :: Creates the female form of persons or occupations, as English -ess |
| essentieel {adj} | :: essential |
| Est {m} | :: Estonian person |
| establishment {n} | :: establishment, elite (ruling authority or class) |
| estafette {f} | :: relay race |
| estafettestaking {f} [Netherlands] | :: A relay strike; a type of strike where workers in a particular sector strike sequentially per company or employer, with work ceasing for a period in a business when the strike in another business has ended |
| ester {m} [organic chemistry] | :: ester |
| esterificatie {f} [organic chemistry] | :: esterification |
| esterling {m} [historical] | :: A unit of mass equal to one twentieth of an ounce, approximately 1.5 grams |
| esterlingh {m} | :: obsolete spelling of esterling |
| estervorming {f} [organic chemistry] | :: esterification |
| estheet {m} | :: aesthete |
| Esther {prop} {f} [Biblical] | :: the Book of Esther |
| Esther {prop} {f} [Biblical] | :: Esther, the main character of the Book of Esther |
| Esther {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| esthetica {f} | :: aesthetic |
| esthetica {f} | :: aesthetics |
| esthetisch {adj} | :: aesthetic |
| Estisch {prop} {n} | :: Estonian (language) |
| Estland {prop} {n} | :: Estland (country) |
| Ests {prop} {n} | :: Estonian (language) |
| et- {prefix} | :: anew, again |
| etablissement {n} | :: A hotel or catering business, in particular a café or restaurant |
| etage {f} | :: floor, storey |
| etagère {f} | :: etagere (piece of furniture with shelves for display) |
| etagère {f} | :: etagere (piece of serving tableware consisting of multiple vertically arranged plateaus) |
| etalage {f} | :: window dressing |
| etalagepop {f} | :: mannequin, especially one that is used on a storefront window |
| etaleren {vt} | :: to display, to exhibit, to showcase |
| eten {vti} | :: to eat |
| eten {n} | :: food |
| eten {n} | :: dinner |
| etensbak {m} | :: food bowl, feeding bowl |
| etensrest {f} [usually, in the plural] | :: food scrap |
| etenstijd {m} | :: mealtime, especially dinnertime |
| etenswaar {f} | :: food, foodstuff |
| Eteocypriotisch {prop} {n} | :: Eteocypriot (language) |
| eter {m} | :: eater |
| eterij {f} | :: constant or excessive eating |
| eterij {f} | :: a snackbar; bistro; small restaurant |
| etgras {n} [uncommon] | :: The lattermath, grass grown after the first crop has been harvested for hay |
| etgroen {n} [uncommon] | :: The lattermath, the second crop of grass grown after the first crop has been harvested for hay |
| eth- {prefix} [hydrocarbon chain prefix] | :: eth- |
| ethaan {n} [organic compound] | :: ethane |
| ethaanzuur {n} [organic compound] | :: ethanoic acid |
| ethanol {n} [organic compound] | :: ethanol |
| etheen {n} [organic compound] | :: ethene |
| ether {m} | :: ether |
| ether {m} [broadcasting] | :: air, broadcasting |
| etherisch {adj} | :: ethereal |
| etherisch {adj} | :: etheric |
| etherpiraat {m} | :: radio pirate |
| ethica {f} | :: ethics (uncountable) |
| ethica {f} | :: woman studying ethics |
| ethicus {m} | :: someone studying ethics |
| ethiek {f} | :: ethics, (study of) principles governing right and wrong conduct |
| Ethiopië {prop} {n} | :: Ethiopia |
| Ethiopiër {m} | :: Ethiopian |
| Ethiopisch {adj} | :: Ethiopian |
| Ethiopische {f} | :: woman from Ethiopia |
| ethisch {adj} | :: ethical |
| ethnologe {f} | :: female ethnologist |
| ethnoloog {m} | :: ethnologist |
| ethyl {n} [organic chemistry] | :: ethyl |
| ethyn {n} [organic compound] | :: ethyne |
| etiket {n} | :: label, tag |
| etiologie {f} | :: aetiology (study of causes or origins) |
| etiquette {f} {m} | :: etiquette |
| -etje {suffix} | :: Variant of -tje |
| etmaal {n} [formal] | :: day (period of 24 hours), nychthemeron |
| etnisch {adj} | :: ethnic |
| etnische zuivering {f} | :: ethnic cleansing |
| etnologie {f} | :: ethnology |
| Etrusk {m} | :: An Etruscan person |
| Etruskisch {prop} {n} | :: The Etruscan language |
| Etruskisch {adj} | :: Etruscan |
| ets {f} | :: etching |
| etsnaald {f} | :: An etching needle |
| etstoel {m} [obsolete] | :: judge's seat |
| etstoel {m} [obsolete] | :: court |
| Etstoel {prop} {m} [history] | :: highest court in the Dutch province of Drenthe until 1791 |
| ette {m} [archaic] | :: judge |
| ette {m} [history] | :: judge in Drenthe |
| etter {m} {n} | :: pus |
| etter {m} | :: A nasty person, a prat |
| etterbuil {m} | :: a localized accumulation of pus in the skin; a boil |
| etterig {adj} | :: pussy (consisting of pus) |
| etterkop {m} | :: peevish or ill-natured person; attercop |
| etui {n} | :: pencil case |
| etveen {n} [uncommon] | :: a peatland repurposed as a pasture |
| etymologie {f} | :: etymology |
| etymologisch {adj} | :: etymological |
| EU {prop} {f} | :: EU; initialism of Europese Unie |
| eucharistie {f} [Catholicism] | :: Eucharist (sacrament) |
| eucharistieviering {f} [Catholicism] | :: Eucharist (ceremony) |
| eucharistisch {adj} | :: eucharistic, eucharistical |
| eufemisme {n} | :: euphemism |
| eufonie {f} | :: euphony |
| eufonisch {f} | :: euphonous |
| eufoor {adj} | :: euphoric |
| euforisch {adj} | :: euphoric |
| euh {interj} | :: er, erm, um, uh; used as a space filler or pause during conversation |
| euh {interj} | :: er, erm, um, uh; used to express hesitation, confusion, or doubt |
| euh {interj} | :: er, erm, um, uh; used to express embarrassment or subtle disagreement |
| euh {m} | :: an onomatopoeia of the filler sound |
| eukaryoot {m} | :: eukaryote, any member of the domain Eukaryota |
| eukaryoot {adj} | :: eucaryotic |
| eunuch {m} | :: A eunuch (castrated man) |
| eunuch {m} | :: A eunuch (castrated male harem guard) |
| -eur {suffix} | :: Used to form agent nouns from verbs |
| Euraziatische lynx {m} | :: Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx |
| Euregio {f} | :: Euregion |
| eureka {interj} | :: eureka |
| eurie {f} {m} [colloquial] | :: The euro (currency) |
| eurie {f} {m} [colloquial] | :: plural of euro (a coin of that currency) |
| euro {f} {m} | :: euro (currency) |
| euro {f} {m} | :: A euro (a coin of that currency) |
| eurocent {f} | :: Eurocent |
| eurocentrisme {n} | :: eurocentrism (tendency to assume or prescribe a European perspective) |
| Eurocommissaris {m} | :: European commissioner |
| eurocommunisme {n} | :: Eurocommunism |
| eurocommunist {m} | :: Eurocommunist |
| eurocrisis {prop} {f} | :: Eurocrisis (Eurozone crisis in the wake of the Great Recession) |
| eurofederalisme {n} | :: Eurofederalism |
| eurofiel {m} [derogatory] | :: Europhile, pro-European |
| eurofiel {adj} [derogatory] | :: Europhiliac, pro-European |
| Euromaidan {prop} {n} {m} | :: Euromaidan |
| Euromajdan {prop} {n} {m} | :: alternative spelling of Euromaidan |
| Europa {prop} {n} | :: The continent Europe |
| Europa {prop} {f} [Greek mythology] | :: A Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus |
| Europa {prop} {f} | :: A moon of Jupiter |
| Europarlementariër {m} | :: member of the European Parliament |
| Europeaan {m} | :: European man |
| Europeaanse {f} | :: European woman |
| Europees {adj} | :: European, related to Europe and its civilisation; or the European Union |
| Europees {m} [obsolete] | :: A European (entity) |
| Europese lynx {m} | :: Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx |
| Europese Unie {prop} {f} | :: European Union |
| Europese zeearend {m} [retronym] | :: white-tailed eagle, sea eagle; any bird of the species Haliaeetus albicilla or the species as a whole |
| europium {n} | :: europium |
| eurotop {m} | :: summit of the heads of government of the Eurozone |
| -eus {suffix} | :: suffix used to form adjectives |
| -euse {suffix} | :: the female form of -eur |
| eusociaal {adj} | :: eusocial |
| euthanaseren {vt} | :: to euthanise, to administer euthanasia to |
| euthanasie {f} | :: Euthanasia (medically assisted killing) |
| euthanasie {f} [obsolete] | :: Any gentle or good death |
| eutrofiëring {f} [biology] | :: eutrophication |
| euvel {adj} | :: evil |
| euvel {n} | :: evil |
| euvel {n} | :: problem |
| euveldoener {m} | :: evildoer |
| eva {f} | :: A half-apron |
| Eva {prop} {f} [Biblical] | :: Eve (mythological first woman) |
| Eva {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| evaatje {noun} | :: diminutive of eva |
| evacuatie {f} | :: evacuation (the act of emptying) |
| evacueren {v} [ergative] | :: to evacuate, to empty out |
| evakostuum {n} | :: A woman's birthday suit |
| evaluatie {f} | :: evaluation |
| evalueren {vt} | :: to assess, to evaluate |
| evangelie {n} [Christianity] | :: gospel |
| evangelisatie {f} | :: evangelisation (UK), evangelization (US) |
| evangelisch {adj} | :: evangelical, pertaining to the gospels |
| evangelisch {adj} | :: evangelical, pertaining to evangelicalism |
| evangelisch {adj} | :: evangelical, Lutheran, pertaining to Lutheranism |
| evangelisch {adj} [dated, historical] | :: mainline, irenic, moderate, pertaining to a 19th century moderate movement in the Dutch Reformed Church |
| evangelist {m} [Christianity] | :: evangelist |
| evangelist {m} [Christianity] | :: Writer of one of the gospels |
| evangelist {m} [Christianity] | :: Preacher in an evangelist church |
| evangelist {m} [Protestant] | :: missionary in a Christian environment |
| evasie {f} | :: evasion |
| evasie {f} | :: pretext, pretense |
| evasief {adj} | :: evasive |
| Eveline {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| even {adv} | :: shortly, briefly |
| even {adv} | :: for a short period, for a while |
| even {adv} | :: for a moment; modal particle indicating that the speaker expects that something will require little time or effort |
| even {adv} | :: just as, to the same degree (used with an adjective) |
| even {adv} [Netherlands] | :: quite, rather |
| even {adj} | :: even, opposite of odd |
| evenaar {m} | :: equator |
| evenaarswoud {n} | :: equatorial forest, equatorial rainforest |
| evenals {conj} | :: as well as |
| evenals {conj} | :: just like, just as |
| evenaren {vt} | :: to match, to equal or surpass in quality or achievement |
| eveneens {adv} | :: also |
| evenement {n} | :: occurrence of social importance |
| evenen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to make equal, to make level |
| evenen {vt} [obsolete] | :: to bring into balance |
| evengoed {adv} | :: just as well |
| evengoed {adv} | :: all in all |
| evenhoge {c} [historical, uncommon] | :: siege tower |
| evenknie {f} | :: counterpart, someone or something with a similar role or equal status |
| evenmens {m} | :: fellow human |
| evenmin {adv} | :: neither |
| evenredig {adj} | :: proportional |
| evenredigheid {f} | :: proportionality |
| eventjes {adv} | :: diminutive of even; momentarily, in a moment |
| eventueel {adv} | :: possibly |
| eventueel {adv} | :: occasionally |
| eventueel {adj} | :: possible |
| eventueel {adj} | :: occasional |
| evenveel {determiner} | :: as many |
| evenwel {conj} | :: however |
| evenwicht {n} | :: balance, equilibrium |
| evenwicht {n} [physics] | :: equilibrium |
| evenwicht {n} [chemistry] | :: equilibrium |
| evenwicht {n} [economics] | :: equilibrium |
| evenwichtig {adj} | :: [of things] balanced |
| evenwichtig {adj} | :: [of people] equanimous |
| evenwichtsniveau {n} | :: equilibrium level |
| evenwijdig {adj} [geometry] | :: parallel |
| evenwoord {n} | :: synonym, word with (nearly) the same meaning as another |
| evenwoordig {adj} | :: synonymous |
| evenzeer {adv} | :: likewise |
| evenzo {adv} | :: likewise |
| ever {m} | :: wild boar, Sus scrofa |
| everjong {n} | :: young wild boar; marcassin |
| Evers {prop} | :: surname |
| Evert {prop} {m} | :: given name |
| everzwijn {n} | :: boar, Sus scrofa (wild boar) |
| Evi {prop} {f} | :: given name |
| evolueren {vi} | :: to evolve, develop in stages |
| evolutie {f} | :: evolution (general: a gradual process of development) |
| evolutionair {adj} | :: evolutionary |
| evt. {adv} | :: eventueel |
| ewa {interj} [slang] | :: An informal greeting, similar to yo |
| Ewe {prop} {p} | :: Ewe (ethnic group) |
| Ewe {prop} {n} | :: Ewe (language) |
| E-weg {m} | :: E-road: road in the European E-road network |
| ex {mf} | :: ex (former partner) |
| exa- {prefix} | :: exa- |
| exa-ampère {m} | :: exa-ampere: 1018 amperes |
| exacandela {mf} | :: exacandela: 1018 candela |
| exact {adj} | :: exact, precise |
| examen {n} | :: examination |
| exameter {m} | :: exametre, 1018 metres |
| examinanda {f} | :: A woman or girl who takes an exam |
| examinandus {m} | :: One who takes an exam |
| examineren {vt} | :: to test someone |
| exaseconde {f} | :: exasecond: 1018 seconds |
| excellent {adj} | :: excellent, splendid |
| excentriciteit {f} [geometry] | :: eccentricity (of an ellipse) |
| excentriciteit {f} | :: eccentricity (of a person) |
| excentriek {adj} | :: eccentric |
| excentriekeling {m} | :: an eccentric character |
| excentrisch {adj} | :: eccentric |
| exceptie {f} | :: exception |
| exceptioneel {adj} | :: exceptional |
| excessief {adj} | :: excessive, extreme |
| exciteren {vt} | :: to excite |
| exclusie {f} | :: exclusion |
| exclusief {adj} | :: exclusive |
| exclusief {adv} | :: exclusively |
| excursie {f} | :: excursion, tour |
| excuseren {vt} [formal] | :: to excuse, to pardon, to forgive |
| excuus {n} | :: An excuse, apology, explanation to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement |
| excuus {n} | :: An excuse, pretext |
| excuustruus {f} [pejorative] | :: token woman, female diversity hire |
| execrabel {adj} | :: execrable |
| executeren {vt} | :: to execute, to kill as punishment |
| executie {f} | :: execution |
| executief {adj} | :: executive, putting into practice |
| executiepeloton {n} | :: A firing squad |
| executieve {noun} | :: (often capitalized: Executieve) An executive organ |
| executieve {noun} | :: historically, the name of the three regions' and three linguistic communities' councils of ministers during the early years of federal Belgium (later changed to the equivalent of government) |
| exegeet {m} | :: exegete, hermeneut |
| exegese {f} | :: exegesis |
| exempel {n} [historical] | :: A short moralising didactic story about exemplary conduct |
| exempel {n} [archaic] | :: An example |
| exemplaar {n} | :: copy (printed edition) |
| exerceren {vi} [military] | :: to practise, to exercise |
| exfoliëren {v} | :: to remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation; to exfoliate |
| exhaleren {vi} [rare, dated] | :: to exhale |
| ex libris {n} | :: ex libris |
| exocarp {n} | :: exocarp |
| exodus {m} | :: exodus |
| Exodus {prop} {m} | :: Exodus |
| exoot {m} | :: An exotic species, an introduced species, an exotic |
| exoplaneet {f} [astronomy] | :: exoplanet |
| exordium {n} | :: introduction, preface [to an essay or plea] |
| exotisch {adj} | :: exotic |
| expanderen {v} [ergative] | :: to expand |
| expansie {f} | :: expansion |
| expansief {adj} | :: expansive |
| expeditie {f} | :: expedition |
| expeditie {f} | :: transport of goods |
| expeditiekantoor {n} | :: shipping office |
| expeditieleger {n} | :: expeditionary force, expeditionary army |
| experiment {n} | :: experiment |
| experimenteren {vi} | :: to experiment |
| expert {m} | :: expert |
| expertise {f} | :: expertise |
| expertise {f} | :: expert investigation |
| expliciet {adj} | :: explicit |
| exploderen {v} | :: to explode |
| exploit {n} [legal] | :: A legal document which proves that another document has been handed over to a certain person |
| exploit {m} [computing] | :: exploit |
| exploitatie {f} | :: exploitation [chiefly of goods] |
| exploiteren {vt} | :: to exploit |
| explosie {f} | :: explosion |
| explosief {n} | :: explosive |
| explosief {adj} | :: explosive |
| exporteren {vt} | :: to export |
| exporteur {m} | :: exporter |
| exportgewas {n} | :: cash crop |
| exposeren {vt} | :: to expose, to unravel, to uncover |
| exposeren {vt} | :: to exhibit |
| expres {adv} | :: on purpose, deliberately |
| expressionisme {n} [arts] | :: expressionism |
| expressionistisch {adj} [arts] | :: expressionist, expressionistic |
| exquis {adj} | :: exquisite |
| exsudaat {n} [pathology] | :: exudate |
| exsudatie {f} | :: exudation |
| extase {f} | :: ecstasis, ecstasy (emotion) |
| extern {adj} | :: external |
| extern {adj} | :: exterior |
| externe verbrandingsmotor {m} | :: external combustion engine |
| extra {adj} | :: extra |
| extra {adj} [Limburg] | :: on purpose |
| extracellulair {adj} | :: extracellular |
| extract {n} | :: extract, decoction |
| extrapolatie {f} | :: extrapolation |
| extreem {adj} | :: extreme |
| extreem {adv} | :: extremely |
| extremist {m} | :: extremist |
| extremiteit {f} | :: An extremity (ulterior point or side) |
| extremiteit {f} | :: A bodily extremity, member, limb |
| extremiteit {f} | :: An extreme peril |
| extremiteit {f} | :: An ultimate or decisive battle |
| extremofiel {m} | :: extremophile (organism living under extreme conditions) |
| extrusief {adj} | :: extrusive |
| eyeopener {m} | :: eye-opener |
| ezel {m} | :: donkey, ass |
| ezel {m} | :: fool, idiot |
| ezel {m} | :: easel |
| ezelachtig {adj} | :: like a donkey |
| ezelachtig {adj} | :: asinine, stupid |
| ezelsbrug {f} | :: mnemonic |
| ezelsoor {n} | :: donkey's ear |
| ezelsoor {n} | :: dog-ear [on a page] |
| ezelspinguïn {m} | :: gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua |
| ezelsveulen {n} [literally] | :: the foal (equine young) of a donkey |
| ezelsveulen {n} [figuratively] | :: ass, utter idiot, hopeless fool |
| Ezra {prop} {m} | :: The fifteenth book of the Bible |
