dracht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dracht, from Old Dutch *draht, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /drɑxt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dracht
  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

dracht f (plural drachten, diminutive drachtje n)

  1. the act of bearing or wearing something
  2. (by extension) type of clothing that is typical for a time period or function
  3. (by extension) state of pregnancy
  4. (by extension) the foetus when carried in the womb
  5. (physics) range of radiation
  6. a number of consecutive hits or blows in a brief interval

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *draht, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz.

Noun

dracht f

  1. act of carrying
  2. what is carried, load, freight
  3. things brought to fill or raise ground (in e.g. a defence)
  4. pregnancy
  5. progeny, young, child
  6. move (in a game)
  7. while, time
  8. clothes worn

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: dracht
  • Limburgish: drach

Further reading

  • dracht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • dracht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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