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gewicht

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Dutch

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 gewicht on Dutch Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧wicht
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch gewichte. Compare Middle Dutch wicht. Ultimately from Old Dutch wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, *gawihtiz (compare *weganą). Equivalent to ge- +‎ wegen (to weigh) +‎ -t (verbal noun).

Noun

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gewicht n (plural gewichten, diminutive gewichtje n)

  1. weight
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: gewig
  • Negerhollands: gewicht

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Gewicht, a variant of Geweih. Doublet of gewei.

Noun

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gewicht n (plural gewichten, diminutive gewichtje n)

  1. (obsolete) a pair of antlers; an antler
    Synonym: gewei