De snelheid
Example: De snelheid van de auto was indrukwekkend tijdens de race.
Definition
"De snelheid" refers to the rate at which something moves or operates, indicating how fast an object travels or changes position over time. For example, in the phrase "De snelheid van de auto was indrukwekkend tijdens de race," it describes the car's impressive speed during the race.
Etymology
The Dutch word "de snelheid" comes from the adjective "snel," meaning fast, combined with the suffix "-heid," which forms nouns indicating a quality or state. So, "snelheid" literally means the quality or state of being fast. Did you know that this formation is similar to English words like "speed" from Old English "spēd," though the Dutch term developed independently?
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"De snelheid" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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