Feminine

vlaag

Meaning

  1. (feminine) gust
  2. (feminine, figuratively) mood swing

Concepts

aggression
attack
👊
offensive
strike
assault
fit
access
seizure
entrance
entry
flare up
gust
hit
paroxysm
rush
storm
storming
whiff
whiffle
accession
waff
admission
admittance
approach
bout
charge
coming
drizzle
Synonyms

offensief
C2
aanval
A2

attaque

uitbarsting
C2
bui
C1
🚿
charge
C2
entree
C2

heenweg

intrede
37k
motregen

stofregen

stoot
C1
stormloop
39k
toegang
B1
zuchtje
44k
vleug

drupregen

dropregen

drup
27k
miezer

gemiezer

adem
B1
bestorming
42k
binnengaan
C2
Translations

Anfall
Angriff
👊
ataque
👊
attaque
👊
agressão
Offensive
crise
ataque
👊
agresión

saldırış

aggressione
assalto
attacco
👊
hücum
👊
accès
Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vlaːx/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
vlage
Cognate with Old English
flacor
In summary

From Middle Dutch vlage, from Proto-Germanic *flagōn-, which could be related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), or otherwise to the root of Old English flacor (“flying, flickering”).

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