onzin

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onsin (“absurd”), a calque of French non-sens (“nonsense”), equivalent to on- (“un-, not”) +‎ zin (“sense”).

Compare English nonsense, German Unsinn (“nonsense”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

onzin m (uncountable)

  1. nonsense
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