vlieger

From Middle Dutch vlieger. Equivalent to vliegen +‎ -er.

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• Hyphenation: vlie‧ger
• Rhymes: -iɣər

vlieger m (plural vliegers, diminutive vliegertje n)

1. kite
2. aviator

(aviator):

• (archaic) aviateur
• piloot
• vliegenier

• → Caribbean Hindustani: frigi
• → Saramaccan: fiígi
• → Manado Malay: falinggir, palinggir

From Middle Dutch vlieger.

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vlieger m (plural vliegers, diminutive vliegertje)

1. airplane, aeroplane