oorlog

Concepts

war

warfare

battle

struggle

combat

fight

contest

belligerent

conflict

mass starvation

Synonyms

krijg

gevecht

strijd

slag

kamp

krijgs-

oorlogvoering

veldslag

woede

💢

boosheid

💢

Translations

Krieg

guerre

guerra

guerra

guerra

bellum

πόλεμος

savaş

guerra

حرب

guèrra

bataille

Kampf

ceng

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoːr.lɔx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: orloge

Inherited from Old Dutch: *urlage

Cognate with Dutch: oor-

Cognate with Dutch: leggen

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰

Cognate with Old Irish: lugae

Cognate with Old Saxon: orlagi

Cognate with Middle Low German: ōrloch

Cognate with Old High German: urliugi

Cognate with Old Frisian: orloch

Cognate with Western Frisian: oarloch

Cognate with Old English: orlæg

Cognate with Old Norse: ørlög

In summary

From Middle Dutch orloge, from Old Dutch *urlage. In this word, two Germanic words merged, both having the prefix ur- (modern Dutch oor- and oer-, with the former kept in compounds like oorzaak (“cause, driver”) and oorsprong (“origin”), and the latter borrowed from German). The first word was derived from Proto-Germanic *uzlagą (“fate, destiny”), with *laga- related to modern Dutch leggen (“to lay”). The second word was derived from Proto-Germanic *uzleugō (“war”), with *leugō meaning “oath” (see also Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰 (liuga) and Old Irish lugae). Cognate to Old Saxon orlagi, Middle Low German ōrloch (Low German and German Orlog), Old High German urliugi and urlag, Old Frisian orloch, West Frisian oarloch, Old English orlæg, Old Norse ørlög and ørlygi.

Sentences

Gedurende de koude oorlog was er een groot risico op een nucleaire aanval .

During the Cold War, there was a high risk of a nuclear attack.

De oorlog in het land was verwoestend voor de bevolking .

The war in the country was devastating for the population.

Deze oorlog duldt geen uitstel .

There should be no let-up in fighting this war.