vlinderslag

Dutch

Etymology

From vlinder (“butterfly”) +‎ slag (“stroke, movement”), a calque of English butterfly stroke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvlɪn.dərˌslɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: vlin‧der‧slag

Noun

vlinderslag m (plural vlinderslagen)

  1. a butterfly stroke, a swimming style
    Coordinate terms: rugslag, schoolslag, wisselslag

Derived terms

  • vlinderen (“to swim using the butterfly stroke”)
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