achterhoedegevecht
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɑx.tər.ɦu.də.ɣəˌvɛxt/
noun
Definitions
- (military) rearguard battle, rearguard fight battle involving the rearguard of a military force, usually on retreat
- (by extension) rearguard battle, rearguard struggle controversy involving people resistant to change, often considered futile
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish achterhoede (rearguard) + Dutch, Flemish gevecht (fight, a fight).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gevecht
Gloss
fight, a fight
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achter Dutch, Flemish
- achterhoede Dutch, Flemish
- gevecht Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtseenheid Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtservaring Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtskracht Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtsrantsoen Dutch, Flemish
- gevechtsvlieger Dutch, Flemish
- hanengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- hoede Dutch, Flemish
- hondengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- kussengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- moddergevecht Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwballengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- stierengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- tomatengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- vechten Dutch, Flemish
- vuurgevecht Dutch, Flemish
- windmolengevecht Dutch, Flemish
- gevecht Middle Dutch
- geveg Afrikaans