aanspreken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈaːnˌspreːkə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to address
  • (transitive) to accost
  • (transitive) to appeal to, to be appealing to

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch aensprēken compound from Dutch, Flemish aan (on, to, -an, at) + Dutch, Flemish spreken (speak).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

spreken

Gloss

speak

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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