fractuur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin fractura (a breach, fracture, cleft), from frangere (to break), past participle fractus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, from whence also English break and Dutch breken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɑkˈtyːr/
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  • Hyphenation: frac‧tuur
  • Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

fractuur f (plural fracturen, diminutive fractuurtje n)

  1. fracture, esp. in a bone
    Na het ongeluk werd hij naar het ziekenhuis gebracht vanwege een ernstige fractuur in zijn arm.
    After the accident, he was taken to the hospital due to a serious fracture in his arm.

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: fraktur
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