Engelse ziekte

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Engelsche ziekte (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally: “English disease”. Compare German Die englische Krankheit, Hungarian angolkór, Swedish engelska sjukan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛŋəlsə ˈziktə/
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Noun

Engelse ziekte f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) writing Dutch compound words incorrectly by applying English spelling rules, i.e. with a space separating the two parts (as is common in English, e.g. wall paint), rather than joined as a single word (as is usual in Dutch, e.g. muurverf)
  2. (archaic) rachitis
    Synonyms: lendenvang, rachitis
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