gedachtenis
Dutch
Alternative forms
- gedagtenis (obsolete)
Etymology
From gedacht + -e- + -nis. Cognate with German Gedächtnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈdɑx.təˌnɪs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧dach‧te‧nis
Noun
gedachtenis f (plural gedachtenissen, diminutive gedachtenisje n)
- commemoration, remembrance
- (obsolete) keepsake
- (obsolete) commemorative monument
Synonyms
- (commemoration): nagedachtenis
- (keepsake): souvenir
Descendants
- Negerhollands: gedachtnis, gedagtenis
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