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Behold, the Vermeer classic (sopuli.xyz)
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Pearl with a Girl Earring (Dutch: Parel met het meisje)
Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665.

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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Het* meisje, or more literally: de parel met de meisjesoorbel

[–] jaennaet@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Stupid noun genders, *grumble*

[–] tgt@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

So parel is actually feminine and and meisje is gender-neutral.