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Word "flag" in Afrikaans

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vlag


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Overview

All the words in Afrikaans to do with flags are descended from 17th Century Dutch (which does not seem to be much different from modern Dutch as far as flags are concerned).
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

There’s also word "vaan" (from germanic etym meaning "flag"), but usually only as in "windvaan": "vane" or "windvane".
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " vlag "

Word:
vlag
Script:
Latin
Etym. family:
*flag
Meaning:
flag
Identicals:
3 other wordforms

External links:

Found an Afrikaans dictionary online: flag = vlag
Steve Shumaker, 15 Aug 2007

"Vlag" (pl. "vlae"; dim. "vlaggie") means "flag", generic term for any piece of cloth flying in the wind.
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " vlaggie "

Word:
vlaggie
Script:
Latin
Variant:
diminutive/hypochoristic of "vlag"
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Word " vlae "

Word:
vlae
Script:
Latin
Variant:
plural of "vlag"
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Word " vaandel "

Word:
vaandel
Script:
Latin
Etym. family:
*fan-
Meaning:
ensign
Identicals:
1 other wordform

"Vaandel" (pl. "vaandels"; dim. "vaandeltjie") means "ensign". In South Africa, vaandels are worn only by naval vessels and flown by all the armed services of the state including the SA Police Service.
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " vaandeltjie "

Word:
vaandeltjie
Script:
Latin
Variant:
diminutive/hypochoristic of "vaandel"
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Word " vaandels "

Word:
vaandels
Script:
Latin
Variant:
plural of "vaandel"
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Word " banier "

Word:
banier
Script:
Latin
Etym. family:
*band-
Meaning:
banner
Identicals:
1 other wordform

"Banier" (pl. "baniere"; dim. "baniertjie") means "banner" (in South Africa mainly these days associated with advertising banners).
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " baniertjie "

Word:
baniertjie
Script:
Latin
Variant:
diminutive/hypochoristic of "banier"
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Word " baniere "

Word:
baniere
Script:
Latin
Variant:
plural of "banier"
Identicals:
1 other wordform
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Word " standaard "

Word:
standaard
Script:
Latin
Etym. family:
*stand-
Meaning:
standard

"Standaard" (pl. "standaarde"; dim. not used) means "standard". No official standaarde in use South Africa, currently — the previous government used a presidential standard for the president but this was not adopted by the present government.
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " standaarde "

Word:
standaarde
Script:
Latin
Variant:
plural of "standaard"
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Word " geus "

Word:
geus
Script:
Latin
Etym. family:
*geus
Meaning:
jack
Identicals:
1 other wordform

"Geus" (no pl.; dim. not used) means "jack".
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " wimpel "

Word:
wimpel
Script:
Latin
Etym. family:
*vimpl-
Meaning:
pennant
Identicals:
3 other wordforms

"Wimpel" (pl. wimpels; dim. not used) means "pennant".
Andries Burgers, 25 Oct 2007

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Word " wimpels "

Word:
wimpels
Script:
Latin
Variant:
plural of "wimpel"
Identicals:
1 other wordform
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