diep

See also: Diep, Diệp, and Điệp

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• diip (obsolete)

Etymology

From Dutch diep, from Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch *diop, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dip/

• Audio:

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Adjective

diep (attributive diep, comparative dieper, superlative diepste)

1. deep, down low
2. profound

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch *diop, from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Compare Low German deep, West Frisian djip, English deep, German tief, Danish dyb, Norwegian dyp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dip/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: diep
• Rhymes: -ip

Adjective

diep (comparative dieper, superlative diepst)

1. deep, down low

   Antonym: ondiep

2. profound

   Synonyms: diepgaand, diepzinnig

3. intense

Declension

Declension of diep
uninflected	diep
inflected	diepe
comparative	dieper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		diep	dieper	het diepst het diepste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	diepe	diepere	diepste
	n. sing.	diep	dieper	diepste
	plural	diepe	diepere	diepste
definite		diepe	diepere	diepste
partitive		dieps	diepers	—

Derived terms

• diepblauw
• diepen
• dieperik
• diepgaand
• diepgang
• diepgravend
• dieplader
• diepspoeler
• diepte
• diepvries
• diepzinnig
• ondiep
• uitdiepen
• verdiepen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: diep
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dipu
• Negerhollands: diep, dip
• →? Sranan Tongo: dipi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: dipi

Noun

diep n (uncountable)

1. the deep, profound part of a body of water
2. a canal

Derived terms

- hydronyms:

• Aduarderdiep
• Boterdiep
• Damsterdiep
• Dwarsdiep
• Hoendiep
• Hoerediep
• Kieldiep
• Kolonelsdiep
• Lettelberterdiep
• Makkumerdiep
• Meedenerdiep
• Meppelerdiep
• Nieuwe Diep
• Oosterdiep
• Pekelderdiep
• Slochterdiep
• Steenwijkerdiep
• Veendiep
• Winschoterdiep
• Winsumerdiep
• Wolddiep