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Etymology

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From Dutch vlinder.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflən.dər/
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Noun

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vlinder (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertjie)

  1. butterfly
    Synonym: skoenlapper

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Etymology 1

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Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fî-faldrôn (flying, folding), from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (butterfly). If so, related to Faroese firvaldur and German Falter.[1][2]

Compare obsolete or dialectal English flinder.

Noun

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vlinder m (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertje n)

  1. butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera
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  • Afrikaans: vlinder
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vlinder

  1. inflection of vlinderen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References

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  1. ^ Dumitrescu, Ioana (2014): The Butterfly Effect on Languages
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “fifaldra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 140