ledikant

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ledekant (obsolete)
• lidekant (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lit de camp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌleː.diˈkɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: le‧di‧kant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

ledikant n (plural ledikanten, diminutive ledikantje n)

1. (chiefly Netherlands) cot, crib (bed for children)
2. (obsolete) movable bed

Related terms

• veldbed (calque of the French term)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ledekant
• → Papiamentu: ledikant (dated)
• → West Frisian: ledykant