wijdte

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wijdde. Equivalent to wijd +‎ -te.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: wijd‧te

Noun

wijdte f (plural wijdten or wijdtes)

  1. width
  2. (by extension, poetic) vast, expansive landscape (or portion of water)
  3. (obsolete) latitude (distance to the equator, expressed as an angle) [17th-18th c.]

Derived terms
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