verjaardag

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch verjaardag. Equivalent to verjaar +‎ dag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fərˈjɑːrˌdaχ/

Noun

verjaardag (plural verjaardae, diminutive verjaardaggie)

  1. birthday

Dutch

Etymology

From verjaren +‎ dag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈjaːrˌdɑx/, /vərˈjaːrˌdɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧jaar‧dag

Noun

verjaardag m (plural verjaardagen, diminutive verjaardagje n)

  1. birthday

Usage notes

Dutch makes a distinction between the day of birth (geboortedag), as in a birthdate and birthday, as an anniversary (verjaardag).

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: verjaardag
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