jachtschip

Dutch

Alternative forms

• jagtschip (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of jacht (“haste”) or jachten (“to hurry”) +‎ schip (“ship”). Perhaps a modification of Middle Dutch jageschip. Although jachtschip is attested later than jacht (“yacht”), it is often supposed to be the older form; for one, it explains the neuter gender of jacht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑxt.sxɪp/
• Hyphenation: jacht‧schip

Noun

jachtschip n (plural jachtschepen, diminutive jachtscheepje n)

1. (now uncommon and often historical) a yacht (light, fast vessel), in particular a sailing yacht

   Synonyms: jacht, jachtschuit

Derived terms

• jacht (“yacht”) (see etymology above)