opdracht

From Middle Dutch opdracht (“swelling, transfer”). Equivalent to opdragen (“to assign”) +‎ -t (“verbal noun”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.drɑxt/

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• Hyphenation: op‧dracht

opdracht f (plural opdrachten, diminutive opdrachtje n)

1. task, assignment, an action that one is required to do
2. commission, something that has been commissioned
3. order, request
4. dedication (handwritten, by author)
5. (archaic) transfer (of possessions, etc.)
6. (archaic) a swelling, a rash

• Afrikaans: opdrag
• → Caribbean Javanese: opdrakh