hout

See also: Hout

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans hout. Doublet of holt.

Noun

hout (plural houts)

  1. (Rhodesia, slang, ethnic slur) A black African.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hout.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

hout (uncountable)

  1. wood

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɑu̯t/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hout
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
  • Homophones: houd, houdt, Hout

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtje n)

  1. wood
    Dit gebouw is van hout.
    This building is made of wood.
  2. particular kind of wood
    Teak is een gewaardeerd hout.
    Teak is a valued wood.
  3. piece of wood, stick
Synonyms
  • (kind of wood): houtsoort
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: hout
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hautu
  • Jersey Dutch: hāut
  • Negerhollands: hout, houtu, hautu
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hout
  • Papiamentu: houchi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hout

  1. inflection of houten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Finnish

Noun

hout

  1. nominative plural of hoku

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch holt

Noun

hout n

  1. wood (material of trees)
  2. piece of wood; branch, stick, beam
  3. tree
  4. wood, forest
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Dutch: hout
  • Limburgish: hówtj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *halt, from Proto-West Germanic *halt.

Adjective

hout

  1. lame, crippled, halt
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

hout

  1. Alternative spelling of out

Further reading

  • hout (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • hout (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hout (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hout (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɔu̯t/

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtsje)

  1. wood

Further reading

  • hout”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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