plaag

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plaːx/
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Hyphenation: plaag
Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch plāghe, plāghen (> Dutch plagen), Middle Low German plāge, pflāge, vlāge, Middle High German plāge (> German Plage), plāgen (> German plagen), Swedish plåga, French plaie.

Noun

plaag f or m (plural plagen, diminutive plaagje n)

plague

Derived terms

muggenplaag
muizenplaag
rattenplaag
sprinkhanenplaag

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

plaag

first-person singular present indicative of plagen
imperative of plagen