kruit

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -œy̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cruut, the same word from which kruid developed.

Noun

kruit n (uncountable, diminutive kruitje n)

1. gunpowder

Derived terms

• buskruit
• donderkruit

 

Related terms

• kruid

 

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: kriti
• Negerhollands: krut
• Afrikaans: kruit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kruit

1. inflection of kruien:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative