maagd

See also: Maagd

Afrikaans

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑːχt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: maagd

Noun

maagd (plural maagde)

  1. maiden, virgin
  2. (astrology) a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo
  3. (archaic) unmarried woman

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch māget, from Old Dutch *magath, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Doublet of meid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maːxt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: maagd
  • Rhymes: -aːxt

Noun

maagd f (plural maagden, diminutive maagdje n or maagdelijn n or maagdeken n)

  1. A maiden, a (female) virgin
  2. A virgin of any gender
  3. (astrology) a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo
  4. (dated) young girl
    Synonym: meisje

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: maagd
  • Negerhollands: magd, maegt
  • → West Frisian: maagd
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