De eigenschap
Example: Een belangrijke eigenschap van water is dat het vloeibaar is.
Definition
"De eigenschap" refers to a characteristic or quality of something that helps to identify or describe it. It is often used in research to highlight important traits or features, such as in the example: 'An important characteristic of water is that it is liquid.'
Etymology
The word "de eigenschap" comes from the Dutch language, where 'eigenschap' combines 'eigen' meaning 'own' or 'peculiar,' and 'schap,' a suffix indicating a state or condition. Did you know? It essentially means 'own-ness' or the state of having particular qualities.
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"De eigenschap" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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