wedde
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛ.də/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: wed‧de
Etymology 1
See wedden (“to wager, bet”)
Noun
wedde f (plural wedden or weddes, diminutive weddetje n)
- (chiefly Belgium) a wage, salary, periodic pay for a civil servant or long-term employee
- (Netherlands, dated, military) the wage of a soldier
- Synonym: soldij
- (dated) the stake of a wager
Synonyms
Derived terms
- weddeschaal
- weddeverhoging
- weddeverlaging
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
wedde
- inflection of wedden:
- singular past indicative
- (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweːd.de/
- IPA(key): /ˈwed.de/
Noun
wedde
- dative singular of wedd
Verb
wēdde
- inflection of wēdan:
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative
- singular preterite subjunctive