sprookje

Dutch

Etymology

From sproke (obsolete variant of spreuk) +‎ -je (“diminutive suffix”). Note that the word only occurs in this diminutive form; the word "sprook" does not exist (except as a rare back-formation for comedic effect).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsproːk.jə/
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  • Hyphenation: sprook‧je
  • Rhymes: -oːkjə

Noun

sprookje n (plural sprookjes)

  1. fairy tale (A usually old, allegorical short story).
  2. Very pleasant situation. (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
    Sinds mijn huwelijk is mijn leven een sprookje. - Since my marriage my life has been a fairy tale.
  3. fairy tale (story that is not true).

Derived terms
  • sprookjesachtig
  • sprookjesboek
  • sprookjesprins
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