Gracht

See also: gracht

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) First attested as De Oude Gracht in 1851-1855. Calque of West Frisian De Grêft, derived in turn from grêft (“excavated canal”).
• (Limburg) First attested as Die Gracht around 1776. Derived from Limburgish gracht (“hollow road”). See also Central Franconian De Jraat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣrɑxt/

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• Hyphenation: Gracht
• Rhymes: -ɑxt
• Homophone: gracht

Proper noun

Gracht n

1. A hamlet in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gracht, which pertains to the cognate of German graben (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraxt/, [ɡʁäχt]

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Noun

Gracht f (genitive Gracht, plural Grachten)

1. canal within a city (with residential buildings on either side)

Usage notes

• The word is generally known and usual to indicate such canals in Dutch cities. By extension or comparison, it may also be used for similar ones elsewhere, but this is less common.

Declension

Declension of Gracht [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gracht	die	Grachten
genitive	einer	der	Gracht	der	Grachten
dative	einer	der	Gracht	den	Grachten
accusative	eine	die	Gracht	die	Grachten

Derived terms

• Grachtenrundfahrt

See also

• Fleet (similar canals in some northern German cities)