onverrichter zake
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- (proscribed[1]) onverrichterzake
Etymology
editLiterally, “with the matter not done”. A genitive absolute.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edit- (adverbial) Without having done what one intended, without having done what one set out to do.
- Antonym: verrichter zake
References
edit- ^ “Taaladviezen onverrichter zake / onverrichterzake”, in www.vlaanderen.be[1] (in Dutch), 2023 December 18 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2023-12-16: “De correcte spelling is onverrichter zake.”