privaat

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch privaet (“private; privy”), from Latin privātus (“private”) and privāta (“privy, outhouse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /priˈvaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: pri‧vaat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

privaat (not comparable)

  1. private, personal

Inflection
Inflection of privaat
uninflected privaat
inflected private
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial privaat
indefinite m./f. sing. private
n. sing. privaat
plural private
definite private
partitive privaats

Noun

privaat n (plural privaten)

  1. A privy, an outhouse.
    Synonyms: kakhuis, schijthuis, secreet
  2. (by extension) A toilet.
    Synonyms: toilet, wc
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