ploeg

Senso (English)

Noun

1. (feminine, masculine) plough
2. (feminine, masculine) team; crew
3. (feminine, masculine) shift of people working in turn

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of ploegen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of ploegen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of ploegen:

Synonyms

team

vendel

compagnie

rot

bemanning

equipe

elftal

gezelschap

kant

teamlid

brigade

detachement

groep

maatschappij

ploegen

vennootschap

afdeling

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/plux/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from olandese medio: ploech

Inherited from Old Dutch: *pluog

In summary

From Middle Dutch ploech, from Old Dutch *pluog, from Proto-Germanic *plōgaz. The sense “team” originally derives from the team of animals drawing one plough.