ambacht

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Dutch

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ambacht, from Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The same source has led to the form ambt. Cognate with German Amt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmbɑxt/
  • audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: am‧bacht

Noun

ambacht n (plural ambachten, diminutive ambachtje n)

  1. handcraft, artisanry
  2. (historical) legal district
    Synonym: heerlijkheid

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ambag
  • → Indonesian: ambah
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