twijfel

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʋɛi̯.fəl/ Hyphenation: twij‧fel Rhymes: -ɛi̯fəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch twivel, twifel, from Old Dutch twīval, from Proto-West Germanic *twīfl, from Proto-Germanic *twīflaz, equivalent to an old derivation of Dutch twee (“two”). ==== Noun ==== twijfel m (plural twijfels, diminutive twijfeltje n) doubt, uncertainty Synonym: bedenking ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: twyfel Negerhollands: twiefel, twieffel → Sranan Tongo: twèifel → Caribbean Javanese: twèifel === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== twijfel inflection of twijfelen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative