aagje

See also: Aagje

Dutch

Etymology

Name derived from Agatha, from the farce 't Nieuwsgierig Aagje van Enkhuizen ("Curious Agatha from Enkhuizen") dating back to 1653.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːxjə/
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Hyphenation: aag‧je
Rhymes: -aːxjə

Noun

aagje n (plural aagjes)

(with nieuwsgierig) a very curious person, "Paulina Pry".

Further reading

Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “aagje”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001

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