Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋeː(f).flix/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zweef‧vlieg

Etymology 1 edit

Compound of zweven +‎ vlieg.

Noun edit

zweefvlieg f (plural zweefvliegen, diminutive zweefvliegje n)

  1. hoverfly, fly of the family Syrphidae

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

zweefvlieg

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