No. 1,911 in Dutch
starship
The Dutch word "starship" is not native to Dutch; it is an English word often used in Dutch as well, meaning a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel.
In a sentence
Een starship verkennerde het onbekende universum.
A starship explored the unknown universe.
Here, 'starship' is used as a subject noun to refer to a space-traveling vessel.
De wetenschap aan boord van het starship is zeer geavanceerd.
The science aboard the starship is highly advanced.
In this sentence, 'starship' serves as a descriptive noun indicating the setting of the advanced science.
In de toekomst wil ik een starship bouwen.
In the future, I want to build a starship.
Here, 'starship' functions as the object of interest, something the speaker aspires to create.
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