zicht

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪxt/

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• Hyphenation: zicht
• Rhymes: -ɪxt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sichte, from Old Dutch *siht, from Proto-West Germanic *sihti. Equivalent to zien (“to see”) +‎ -t (“verbal noun”).

Noun

zicht n (plural zichten, diminutive zichtje n)

1. sight, view, vision

Derived terms

• bezichtigen
• doorzichtig
• gezicht
• overzicht
• zichtbaar
• zichtlijn

Related terms

• zien

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch sichte (“short, light scythe”). Cognate to English scythe.

Alternative forms

• zichte

Noun

zicht f (plural zichten, diminutive zichtje n)

1. sickle (short scythe)

   Synonym: sikkel