weerstand

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch weerstand, from older wederstand with syncope of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch wederstant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪə̯r.stant/

Noun

weerstand (plural weerstande)

  1. resistance
  2. (physics) resistance
  3. (electricity) electrical resistance
  4. (electronics) resistor (electronic component)

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From older wederstand with syncope of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch wederstant. Equivalent to weer- (“against”) +‎ stand (“position”) or a deverbal from weerstaan.

Pronunciation
  • weerstand(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeːr.stɑnt/, (Netherlands) [ˈʋɪːr.stɑnt], (Belgium) [ˈβ̞ɪːr.stɑnt]
  • Hyphenation: weer‧stand

Noun

weerstand m (plural weerstanden, diminutive weerstandje n)

  1. resistance
  2. (physics) resistance
  3. (electricity) electrical resistance
  4. (electronics) resistor (electronic component)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: weerstand

See also
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