zaak
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.
Cognate with English sake, West Frisian saak (“cause; business”), Low German Saak, German Sache (“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”), Yiddish זאַך (zakh), Danish sag, Swedish and Norwegian sak, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute, argument”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)
- a thing, matter (general term with for a concept other than animate beings)
- Synonym: ding
- a matter, affair, business
- a business, commercial enterprise, store, shop
- Synonyms: bedrijf, handel, onderneming, winkel
- (law) a court case, law suit
- Synonym: rechtszaak
Derived terms
[edit]- bijzaak
- daadzaak
- erezaak
- hoofdzaak
- inzake
- minister van Buitenlandse Zaken
- publieke zaak
- terzake
- zaakwaarnemer
- business
- legal
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- Rhymes:Dutch/aːk/1 syllable
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