diepvries
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdipfris/
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Etymology 1
From diep + vries, a partial calque of English deep freeze. Vries is not a noun in Dutch, but it was rather taken from the stem of the verb vriezen.
Noun
diepvries m (plural diepvriezen, diminutive diepvriesje n)
- deep-freezing
- freezer
Synonyms
(freezer):
- diepvrieskast
- diepvriezer
- vriezer
Derived terms
- diepvriezen
Etymology 2
From the noun diepvries.
Adjective
diepvries (used only predicatively, comparative meer diepvries, superlative meest diepvries)
- deep-frozen
Synonyms
- diepgevroren