dubbel

See also: Dubbel

English

Etymology

From Dutch dubbel (double). Doublet of double.

Noun

dubbel (plural dubbels)

  1. A kind of strong brown beer, originally from Belgian Trappist monasteries.
    • 2017, Janet Fletcher, Cheese & Beer, page 35:
      Dubbels typically have a rich, complex, malt-centered personality and a copper or caramel color.

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Dutch

Etymology

    From Middle Dutch dobbel, from Old French doble, from Latin duplus. Doublet of doppio, duplo, and double.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdʏ.bəl/
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    • Hyphenation: dub‧bel
    • Rhymes: -ʏbəl

    Adjective

    dubbel (not comparable)

    1. double, twofold
    2. ambivalent
    3. ambiguous

    Declension

    Declension of dubbel
    uninflected dubbel
    inflected dubbele
    comparative
    positive
    predicative/adverbial dubbel
    indefinite m./f. sing. dubbele
    n. sing. dubbel
    plural dubbele
    definite dubbele
    partitive dubbels

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    • Afrikaans: dubbel
    • Negerhollands: dobbel
    • Caribbean Javanese: dhobel
    • Indonesian: dobel

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From Old Swedish dobel, dobbell, dubbel, from Old French double, from Latin duplus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdɵbɛl/
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    Adjective

    dubbel (not comparable)

    1. double

    Declension

    Inflection of dubbel
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular dubbel
    neuter singular dubbelt
    plural dubbla
    masculine plural2 dubble
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 dubble
    all dubbla

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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