opdracht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch opdracht (“swelling, transfer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.drɑxt/

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• Hyphenation: op‧dracht

Noun

opdracht f (plural opdrachten, diminutive opdrachtje n)

1. task, assignment, an action that one is required to do
2. commission, something that has been commissioned
3. order, request
4. dedication (handwritten, by author)
5. (archaic) transfer (of possessions, etc.)
6. (archaic) A swelling, a rash.

Derived terms

• opdrachtgever

Descendants

• Afrikaans: opdrag
• → Caribbean Javanese: opdrakh