Dubbelt

Dubbelt is a Dutch verb form associated with the action of making something twofold. It derives from the verb dubbelen, which means to double or duplicate. In standard usage, the fuller form used for doubling is verdubbelen, while dubbelen and its inflected forms appear mainly in older texts, regional dialects, or concise styles such as headlines.

In contemporary Dutch, verdubbelen is the common term for doubling a quantity, value, or effect. For example, one would say that an amount verdubbelt over a period of time. The form dubbelt can occur in certain contexts, but it is less typical in everyday language, where the prefixed verb is preferred. Dubbelt may nonetheless be encountered in historical writing or dialectal speech.

The concept of doubling is also reflected in related words. The noun dubbel denotes a double or twofold item, and the adjective dubbel describes something consisting of two parts or having two aspects. The noun verdubbeling refers to the act or result of doubling. Etymologically, dubbelen and dubbel come from Dutch roots meaning twofold, and are cognate with the English word double.

See also: verdubbelen, dubbel, verdubbeling.