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bank.

bench

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑŋk/
  1. bench

    feminine
    Ik zit graag op die bank in het park.
    Zet die bloemen op het bankje naast de deur.
  2. couch, sofa

    Netherlands · feminine
    We hebben een nieuwe bank gekocht voor de woonkamer.
    Het bankje is perfect voor de kinderkamer.
  3. place where seashells are found

    feminine
  4. shallow part of the sea near the coast

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch banc, from Old Dutch *banc, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

noun/bɑŋk/
  1. a bank (financial institution)

    feminine
    Ik moet naar de bank om wat geld op te nemen.
    Het bankje in het dorp is elke zondag gesloten.
  2. the bank, a player who controls a deposit in some card games or board games and in gambling

    feminine
  3. a banknote, especially 100 Dutch guilders (also in the diminutives bankie or bankje.)

    feminine
  4. a bank, collection and/or repository

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch banc, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz, related to Etymology 1 above.

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