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dicht

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: dicht
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch *thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Cognate with English tight and German dicht (dense).

Adjective

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dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)

  1. closed, shut
    Synonyms: gesloten, toe
    Antonym: open
    We stonden voor een dichte deur.
    We were standing in front of a closed door.
  2. thick, tight, dense
    Antonym: ijl
Declension
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Declension of dicht
uninflected dicht
inflected dichte
comparative dichter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial dicht dichter het dichtst
het dichtste
indefinite m./f. sing. dichte dichtere dichtste
n. sing. dicht dichter dichtste
plural dichte dichtere dichtste
definite dichte dichtere dichtste
partitive dichts dichters
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: dig

Adverb

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dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)

  1. (preceding a preposition) close, closely
    Ze zaten erg dicht tegen elkaar aan.
    They were sitting very close together.
  2. (as part of a separable verb) closed
  3. tightly, densely
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch dicht. See the verb dichten (to compose a poem).

Noun

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dicht n (plural dichten, diminutive dichtje n)

  1. (literary) poem
    Synonym: gedicht
  2. (archaic, literary) poetry
    Antonym: ondicht
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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dicht

  1. inflection of dichten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.

Adjective

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dicht (strong nominative masculine singular dichter, comparative dichter, superlative am dichtesten)

  1. thick, tight, dense
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], volume 33/2010, page 31:
      Baschir trägt einen dichten Bart, der einzig die Partie zwischen der Oberlippe und seiner großen Nase ausspart.
      Baschir wears a dense beard, which only leaves out the part between the upper lip and his big nose.
  2. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)
    dicht machento shut
  3. close [with bei (+ dative) or an (+ dative) ‘to something’]
  4. (colloquial) tight, intoxicated
    Synonym: betrunken
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Adverb

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dicht

  1. closely

Etymology 2

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Verb

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dicht

  1. singular imperative of dichten
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of dichten

Further reading

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  • dicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • dicht” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German dīhte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

The variant diicht is inherited; the form with a short vowel is influenced by German dicht, itself influenced by Middle Low German dicht (alongside obsolete German deicht). Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.

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Adjective

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dicht (masculine dichten, neuter dicht, comparative méi dicht, superlative am dichtsten)

  1. dense
  2. impermeable; watertight

Etymology 2

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Verb

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dicht

  1. inflection of dichten:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Compare German dicht, Dutch dicht, English tight.

Adjective

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dicht

  1. dense
  2. close, nearby

Scots

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Etymology

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From Middle English dighten, from Old English dihtan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dicht

  1. (transitive) To wipe.
  2. To dight (set out or put).
  3. To dight (dress, adorn).

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