Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of donder (thunder) or donderen (to thunder; to shout) +‎ preek (sermon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔn.dərˌpreːk/
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  • Hyphenation: don‧der‧preek

Noun

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donderpreek f (plural donderpreken, diminutive donderpreekje n)

  1. (also figurative) A fire-and-brimstone sermon.
    Synonym: donderspeech