wijdte

Dutch

Alternative forms

• wijde (obsolete)

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

• spanwijdte
• reikwijdte

Related terms

• wijd