tegenspartelen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈteː.ɣə(n)ˌspɑr.tə.lə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to resist by struggling, to flounder in resistance

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish tegen (against, counter-, counter, opposite, contra-, anti) + Dutch, Flemish spartelen (splash, struggle).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

spartelen

Gloss

splash, struggle

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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