zondebok
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈzɔn.dəˌbɔk/
noun
Definitions
- scapegoat
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish zonde (sin) + Dutch, Flemish bok (buck, billy, male goat, goat, sawhorse, antelope, billy goat).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
bok
Gloss
buck, billy, male goat, goat, sawhorse, antelope, billy goat
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blesbok Dutch, Flemish
- bok Dutch, Flemish
- bokkebaard Dutch, Flemish
- bokken Dutch, Flemish
- bokkenbaard Dutch, Flemish
- bokkensprong Dutch, Flemish
- bokkesprong Dutch, Flemish
- boksbaard Dutch, Flemish
- boktor Dutch, Flemish
- doodzonde Dutch, Flemish
- erfzonde Dutch, Flemish
- geitenbok Dutch, Flemish
- hertenbok Dutch, Flemish
- hoofdzonde Dutch, Flemish
- kerstbok Dutch, Flemish
- opbokken Dutch, Flemish
- pekelzonde Dutch, Flemish
- reebok Dutch, Flemish
- schachtbok Dutch, Flemish
- springbok Dutch, Flemish
- zaagbok Dutch, Flemish
- zondaar Dutch, Flemish
- zonde Dutch, Flemish
- zondig Dutch, Flemish
- zondigen Dutch, Flemish
- zondvloed Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰuǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- boc Middle Dutch
- sonde Middle Dutch
- bok Afrikaans
- sonde Afrikaans
- bokoboko Sranan Tongo
- sondu Sranan Tongo