weerga

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • wederga
  • wedergaye (archaic)
  • weêrgaê (archaic)

Etymology

From weer- +‎ gade, with elision of -d-, from Middle Dutch wedergade.

Related to eega, gading, gader, tegader, gaderen, vergaderen, gegadigde, allegaartje, and possibly also goed. Cognate with German Gatte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːrˌɣaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: weer‧ga
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

weerga f (plural weerga's, diminutive weergaatje n or weergadetje n)

  1. reflection (someone or something with a similar role or equal status)
  2. (obsolete) a print, copy of a legal deed
  3. (dialectal, obsolete) either of a pair of two
  4. counterpart, pendant
  5. (dialectal, Kortrijk) a smack on the jaw, cuff on the ear

Synonyms

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