Hutt

See also: hutt

English

Etymology

Named after Sir William Hutt, chairman of the New Zealand Company.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hʌt/

Proper noun

the Hutt

  1. A river and valley in Western Australia.
    • 1841, "Australind", The Monthly Chronicle, volume VII, page 402:
      The following passages describe the banks of the Hutt, to which allusion has already been made as the largest river of Western Australia yet known.
  2. A river and valley in the North Island of New Zealand.
    • 1869, J. C. Crawford, Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, page 344:
      Having forded the Hutt, I proceeded up the course of the Akatarewa.

Derived terms

  • Lower Hutt
  • Upper Hutt

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German huot, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz. Cognate with German Hut, Dutch hoed, English hood.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hut/
  • Rhymes: -ut

Noun

Hutt m (plural Hitt)

  1. hat
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