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zonde.

sin (offence against moral and/or divine law)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzɔn.də/
  1. sin (offence against moral and/or divine law)

    feminine
    Doden is een ergere zonde dan stelen.
  2. sin; sinfulness (state of alienation from God or any other deity caused by such offences)

    feminine
    Ik heb het grootste deel van mijn leven in zonde geleefd.
  3. shame; pity; waste (something regrettable for other than moral reasons)

    feminine
    Het is echt zonde dat ze het huis zo in verval laten raken.
    Zonde van de tijd!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sonde, from Old Dutch sunda, from Proto-Germanic *sundijō.

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