zaak
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.
Cognate with English sake, West Frisian saak (“cause; business”), Low German Saak, German Sache (“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”), Yiddish זאַך (zakh), Danish sag, Swedish and Norwegian sak, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute, argument”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)
- A thing, matter (general term with for a concept other than animate beings).
- Synonym: ding
- A matter, affair, business.
- A business, commercial enterprise, store, shop.
- Synonyms: bedrijf, handel, onderneming, winkel
- (law) A court case, law suit.
- Synonym: rechtszaak
Derived terms edit
- business
- legal