windmolengevecht
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋɪnt.moː.lə(n).ɣəˌvɛxt/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) pointless fight useless resistance
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish windmolen (windmill, wind turbines) + Dutch, Flemish gevecht (fight, a fight).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gevecht
Gloss
fight, a fight
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achterhoedegevecht Dutch, Flemish
- gevecht Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtseenheid Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtservaring Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtskracht Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtsrantsoen Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtsvlieger Dutch, Flemish
- hanengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- hondengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- kussengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- moddergevecht Dutch, Flemish
- molen Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwballengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- stierengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- tomatengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- vechten Dutch, Flemish
- vuurgevecht Dutch, Flemish
- wind Dutch, Flemish
- windmolen Dutch, Flemish
- windmolenpark Dutch, Flemish
- gevecht Middle Dutch
- geveg Afrikaans
- windmeul Afrikaans