gewicht

See also: Gewicht

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧wicht
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gewichte. Compare Middle Dutch wicht. Ultimately from Old Dutch wiht, from Proto-West Germanic *wihti, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz, *gawihtiz (compare *weganą).

Noun

gewicht n (plural gewichten, diminutive gewichtje n)

  1. weight
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: gewicht

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Gewicht, a variant of Geweih. Doublet of gewei.

Noun

gewicht n (plural gewichten, diminutive gewichtje n)

  1. (obsolete) A pair of antlers; an antler.
    Synonym: gewei
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