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What Can Be 'Loperig'?

Trouw20 September · 22:013 days ago

Peter-Arno Coppen and Ton den Boon explore the Dutch suffix '-erig', using the term 'loperig' (literally inclined to walk) as a case study. They note that while it originally described sheep prone to walking, its meaning varies widely in context, ranging from maids leaving their duties to cheese becoming runny. The authors highlight how this grammatical feature reflects deep nuances in the Dutch language.

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