Dutch
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See also dutch
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
from Middle English Ducch, from Middle Dutch dutsch, duutsc (modern Dutch Duitsch, compare Dutch Duits, dietsch), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þeudiskoz (“‘national, popular’”) (compare Old English þēodisc, þēod). Cognate with German Deutsch. See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic.
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: dŭch, IPA: /dʌtʃ/, SAMPA: /dVtS/
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- Rhymes: -ʌtʃ
[edit] Adjective
Dutch (not comparable)
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- (obsolete) German.
- (archaic) Pertaining to the Dutch, the Germans, and the Goths; Germanic, Teutonic.
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
- In a shared manner; of a shared expense.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
of the Netherlands, people, or language
[edit] Proper noun
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Dutch
- The main language of the Netherlands and Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium).
- The people from the Netherlands.
- (archaic) The main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg)
- (archaic) A German.
[edit] Translations
the Dutch language
people from the Netherlands
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[edit] Related terms
terms related to "Dutch"
[edit] See also
- Category:Dutch language for words in Dutch
[edit] External links
- Dutch - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
- ISO 639-1 code nl, ISO 639-3 code nld (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Dutch, nld