winkel

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) shop, store (establishment that sells goods to the public)
2. (masculine) a shop, service point
3. (masculine, obsolete) a corner, as in winkelhaak

Verb

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

winkelen

to shop, to go shopping (mainly for luxury goods, rather than groceries: compare boodschappen doen)

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Concepts

shop

store

boutique

clothes shop

powder room

stores

Synonyms

zaak

handelszaak

bedrijf

nering

onderneming

boetiek

shop

opslagplaats

rommel

transactie

janboel

magazijn

kraam

Translations

Laden

boutique

Geschäft

loja

tienda

⛺

magasin

negozio

botiga

bottega

dükkân

Kramladen

κατάστημα

taberna

tenda

⛺

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: winkel

Inherited from Old Dutch: winkel

Cognate with German: Winkel

Cognate with Old English: wincel

In summary

From Middle Dutch winkel (“corner”), from Old Dutch winkel, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil, from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”).
Cognate with German Winkel, Old English wincel. The meaning "shop" is derived from the meaning "corner in which merchandise is stalled".

Sentences

In december is het altijd druk in de winkel , niemand mag dan vrij nemen .

December is always busy in the store, so no one is allowed to take time off.

De laars bleef in de winkel liggen .

The boot stayed in the store.

Het fruit lag op een prominente plek in de winkel .

The fruit was in a prominent place in the store.

De winkel was geplunderd na de soldenperiode en enkel extra small en extra large waren nog beschikbaar .

The store had been looted after the sales period and only extra small and extra large were still available.