schipbreuk
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch schipbrēke, scipbrāke, scipbrēkinghe, scipbrōkinghe, equivalent to schip (“ship”) + breuk (“break, fracture”). Cognate with Middle Low German schipbrōke (“shipwreck”), Old English scipbroc, scipġebroc (“shipwreck”). More at shipbreach.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editschipbreuk f (plural schipbreuken, diminutive schipbreukje n)
- shipwreck, shipbreach (event where a ship sinks or runs aground)
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editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: skipbreuk