nederlaag

From Middle Dutch nederlaghe (15th c.), probably after early modern German Niederlage, from Middle High German niderlāge (“the act of sinking to the ground”). Analysable as neder (“nether, down”) +‎ laag (“layer”), though the latter word is used in the obsolete sense of “act or way of lying” (for which now ligging).

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːdərˌlaːx/

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• Hyphenation: ne‧der‧laag

nederlaag f (plural nederlagen, diminutive nederlaagje n)

1. defeat

• overwinning
• zege

• overwinningsnederlaag