takkewijf

Dutch

Etymology

From an altered variant of attaque (“attack”) +‎ wijf (“woman, bint”); analyzable as takke- +‎ wijf. Unrelated to tak (“branch, twig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ.kəˌʋɛi̯f/

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• Hyphenation: tak‧ke‧wijf

Noun

takkewijf n (plural takkewijven)

1. (derogatory) A bitch, a belligerent, annoying or rude woman.

   Synonym: graftak

Derived terms

• takke-

 

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “takke”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute