holte

See also: Holte

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch holte. Equivalent to hol + -te. The sense “foothold” may be influenced by English foothold, compare voetholte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔl.tə/

Noun

holte (plural holtes)

  1. A foothold.
  2. A cavity, a hole, a hollow.

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦoltɛ]

Verb

holte

  1. second-person plural imperative of holit

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hol + -te.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔl.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hol‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɔltə
  • Homophones: Holte, Holthe

Noun

holte f (plural holten or holtes, diminutive holtetje n)

  1. cavity, hole, hollow

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: holte

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

holte

  1. inflection of holen:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II
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