Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈdʌtʃ.mən/
Proper noun
the Flying Dutchman
- (nautical folklore) A mythical Dutch-flagged ghost clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. In European naval folklore, it was considered to portend bad luck.
Translations
mythical ghost ship
- Afrikaans: Vlieënde Hollander
- Arabic: الْهُولَنْدِي الطَّائِر m (al-hūlandī ṭ-ṭāʔir)
- Azerbaijani: Uçan Hollandiyalı
- Bengali: ফ্লাইং ডাচম্যান (phlaiṅ ḍacomman)
- Bulgarian: Летящия холандец m (Letjaštija holandec)
- Catalan: Holandès Errant m, Holandès Volador m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 飛翔的荷蘭人號/飞翔的荷兰人号 (Fēixiáng de Hélánrén hào)
- Czech: Bludný Holanďan m
- Danish: den flyvende hollænder c, dødssejleren c
- Dutch: Vliegende Hollander m
- Esperanto: fluganta Holandano
- Estonian: Lendav hollandlane
- Finnish: Lentävä hollantilainen (fi)
- French: Hollandais volant (fr) m
- German: Fliegender Holländer m
- Greek: Ιπτάμενος Ολλανδός m (Iptámenos Ollandós)
- Hebrew: הַהוֹלַנְדִּי הַמְעוֹפֵף m (ha-Holándi ha-M'oféf)
- Hungarian: bolygó hollandi
- Italian: Olandese Volante m
- Japanese: フライング・ダッチマン (Furaingu Datchiman)
- Korean: 방황하는 네덜란드인 (Banghwanghaneun Nedeollandeu'in)
- Latvian: Klīstošais holandietis m
- Lithuanian: Skrajojantis olandas m
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: den flygende hollender m, Dødsseileren m
- Persian: هلندی سرگردان (holandi sargordân)
- Polish: Latający Holender m
- Portuguese: Holandês Voador (pt) m
- Romanian: Olandezul Zburător m
- Russian: Лету́чий голла́ндец m (Letúčij gollándec)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Лѐте̄ћӣ Хола́нђанин m
- Roman: Lètēćī Holánđanin m
- Slovene: Leteči Holandec m
- Spanish: Holandés Volador m, Holandés Errante m
- Swedish: den flygande holländaren (sv) c
- Thai: ฟลายอิงดัตช์แมน (flaai-ing dàt-mɛɛn)
- Turkish: Uçan Hollandalı
- Ukrainian: Летю́чий голла́ндець m (Letjúčyj hollándecʹ)
- Veps: Lendai alamalaine
- Vietnamese: người Hà Lan bay
- Zealandic: Vliegende 'Ollander
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