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loop.

course, duration

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/loːp/

  1. course, duration

    masculine
    in de loop van de negentiende eeuw

  2. a river course

    masculine

  3. course of a projectile

    masculine

  4. barrel (of a firearm)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lôop, from Old Dutch *lōp, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaup, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupą. Equivalent to a deverbal from lopen (“to walk”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.