hout

See also: Hout

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans hout. Doublet of holt.

Noun

hout (plural houts)

1. (Rhodesia, slang, ethnic slur) A black African.

Anagrams

• Huot, Thou, thou

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hout.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hout (uncountable)

1. wood

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: hout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophones: houd, houdt, Hout

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtje n)

1. wood (material)

   Dit gebouw is van hout.

   This building is made of wood.

2. particular kind of wood

   Teak is een gewaardeerd hout.

   Teak is a valued wood.

3. piece of wood, stick

Synonyms

• (kind of wood): houtsoort

Derived terms

• berkenhout
• bos hout voor de deur
• brandhout
• eikenhout
• geriefhout
• hardhout
• hout snijden
• houtachtig
• houten
• houterig
• houtig
• houtje-touwtje
• houtlijm
• houtsoort
• houtwal
• houtworm
• kreupelhout
• mahoniehout
• mijnhout
• naaldhout
• rivierhout
• sprokkelhout
• verhouten
• zoethout

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hout
• Berbice Creole Dutch: hautu
• Jersey Dutch: hāut
• Negerhollands: hout, houtu, hautu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: hout
• → Papiamentu: houchi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hout

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

Finnish

Noun

hout

1. nominative plural of hoku

Anagrams

• ohut, tuho, uhot

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch holt

Noun

hout n

1. wood (material of trees)
2. piece of wood; branch, stick, beam
3. tree
4. wood, forest

Inflection

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Alternative forms

• holt

Descendants

• Dutch: hout
  • Afrikaans: hout
• Limburgish: hówtj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *halt, from Proto-West Germanic *halt.

Adjective

hout

1. lame, crippled, halt

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Adjective

hout

1. Alternative spelling of out

Further reading

• “hout (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hout (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hout (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hout (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔu̯t/

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtsje)

1. wood

Further reading

• “hout”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011