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fiets

fiets

Dutch

1. A typical "fiets".

Noun

fiets f ‎(plural fietsen, diminutive fietsje n)

  1. bicycle
  2. (motorsports) motorbike

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

fiets

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fietsen
  2. imperative of fietsen

References

  1. ↑ http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/fiets1

Etymology

Unknown. Various hypotheses exist: from the dialectal verb vietse or fietsen (“to move quickly”), from French vite ‎(“quickly”). Less likely is a corruption of French vélocipède, fieselepee.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -its
  • IPA(key): [fits]

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