scheiding
See also: Scheiding
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom scheiden + -ing. Cognate to English shedding.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscheiding f (plural scheidingen, diminutive scheidinkje n)
- (between objects) separation
- a divorce
- 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 36:
- 'Ze liggen in scheiding,' hoorde ik geregeld fluisteren in de familie.
- 'They are in the process of divorce ', I often heard family members whisper.
- 1992, A. F. Th. van der Heijden, Weerborstels, Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, page 36:
- a parting, a part (hairstyle)
Synonyms
edit- (divorce): echtscheiding
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: skeijing