Waïnt

See also: waint

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋai̯˨nt/
• Rhymes: -ai̯nt

Noun

Waïnt m (plural Waïnde, diminutive Wénntje) (Eupen)

1. wind

Etymology 2

From earlier want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋai̯˨nt/
• Rhymes: -ai̯nt

Noun

Waïnt f (plural Waïnt, diminutive Wanntje) (Eupen)

1. wall, partition
2. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface

Etymology 3

From earlier winda, from Proto-Germanic *windaną, from same root as etymology 2.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋai̯˦nt/
• Rhymes: -ai̯nt

Noun

Waïnt f (plural Waïnde) (Eupen)

1. winch, windlass
2. (botany) bindweed

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋai̯˦nt/
• Rhymes: -ai̯nt

Noun

Waïnt (Eupen)

1. plural of Waïnt