akkefietje

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === akefietje akevietje, akkevietje (obsolete) === Etymology === First attested in the 1830s. Apparently a diminutive in -je or -tje. The first part might be borrowed from West Frisian akkefyt (“chore”), but the further origin is uncertain. The usual explanation connects it with Latin aqua vitae (“liquor, especially spice-flavored”); compare Norwegian akevitt, German Aquavit etc. However, the semantic development remains open to conjecture. An alternative theory derives it from a corrupted or enhanced form of officie (or West Frisian offysje, affysje), from Latin officium (“duty”). Finally it has been speculated to be from *akefi, a supposed expression of disgust; compare akelig (“loathsome”) and fi (“ugh, fie”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑ.kəˈfitjə/ Hyphenation: ak‧ke‧fiet‧je Rhymes: -itjə === Noun === akkefietje n (plural akkefietjes) a chore, small job something insignificant a minor problem, something that went wrong (archaic) a nasty job