wurggreep
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋʏr.xreːp/
noun
Definitions
- (literal) stranglehold, choke
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish wurgen (strangle, strangulate) + Dutch, Flemish greep (grasp, seizure, hold, handle, clutches, grip, grab, grabbing).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
greep
Gloss
grasp, seizure, hold, handle, clutches, grip, grab, grabbing
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- deurgreep Dutch, Flemish
- greep Dutch, Flemish
- greeploos Dutch, Flemish
- houdgreep Dutch, Flemish
- ingreep Dutch, Flemish
- kunstgreep Dutch, Flemish
- lettergreep Dutch, Flemish
- staatsgreep Dutch, Flemish
- verwurgen Dutch, Flemish
- wurgen Dutch, Flemish
- wurging Dutch, Flemish
- wurgpaal Dutch, Flemish
- wurgslang Dutch, Flemish
- wurgstokje Dutch, Flemish
- grepe Middle Dutch
- worgen Middle Dutch
- wurg Afrikaans