schout

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schout

Noun

schout (plural schouts)

(historical) A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.

Anagrams

chouts, couths, tochus

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-Germanic *skuldihaitijô. Compare Old High German schuldheizo (German Schulze), Old Saxon skuldhētio, Old Frisian skeltata, skelta, Old English scyldhǣta, scultheta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxɑu̯t/
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Hyphenation: schout
Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Noun

schout m (plural schouten, diminutive schoutje n)

sheriff, bailiff

Related terms

skotoe

Descendants

→ English: schout
→ Sranan Tongo: skowtu
- → Dutch: skotoe

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