Meanings
comparative more Hollandish · superlative most Hollandish
- Of or relating to Holland (historical province in the Netherlands).
In other words, the irregularity in present day non-standard Afrikaans is completely different from the irregularity in standard Dutch and in the Hollandish dialects.
1996, The Origins and Development of Emigrant Languages, page 921 more example
Burridge's paper investigates various means of incorporating body part nouns into clauses in 14th and 15th century Middle Dutch medical treatises (Brabantish and Hollandish dialects).
2011, Hilary Chappel, William McGregor, “Prolegomena to a theory of inalienability”, in The Grammar of Inalienability, page 21 - archaicDutch.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Hollandic.
Origin
Translations
French hollandais
- hollandaisof or relating to Holland
Polish holandzki
- holandzkiof or relating to Holland
Cite this entry
Hollandish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollandish
“Hollandish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollandish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hollandish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollandish.
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