wind

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) wind (movement of air)
2. (masculine) flatulence, fart

Verb

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

winden

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

wind

fart

blast

guff

hot air

flatulence

breeze

Synonyms

scheet

veest

protten

winderigheid

flatulentie

luchtstroom

prot

gaapadem

een wind laten

buikgas

laten

vods

Translations

Wind

vent

viento

vento

vento

ventus

vent

pet

άνεμος

ba

peido

peto

ريح

rüzgâr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɪnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wint

Inherited from Old Dutch: wint

In summary

From Middle Dutch wint, from Old Dutch wint, from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Sentences

Hij kreeg de wind van voren van zijn ouders .

He got the wind in front of him from his parents.

Financieel ging het voor de wind .

Financially, it went for the wind.

Een ijzige wind waait , en ik voel het tot op mijn botten .

An icy wind blows, and I feel it to my bones.

De eilanden beschikken echter ook over troeven op energiegebied: wind , zon en zee .

On the other hand, islands enjoy an advantage as regards the generation of energy using wind, sun and sea.