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ketting

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch ketting, from Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.

Noun

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ketting (plural kettings or kettinge (dated), diminutive kettinkie)

  1. chain (stretch of concatenated links)
  2. necklace (ornament)

Dutch

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Ketting
Aandrijfketting
Halsketting

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.tɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ket‧ting
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Noun

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ketting f (plural kettingen, diminutive kettinkje n)

  1. chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
  2. necklace

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ketting
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kettinggi
  • Jersey Dutch: kätting
  • Negerhollands: ketting, ketiṅ
  • Aukan: keti
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjetting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjetting
  • Saramaccan: keti
  • Sranan Tongo: keti
    • Lokono: ketin
    • Caribbean Hindustani: keti
    • Caribbean Javanese: kèti
  • Swedish: kätting

See also

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