drachtig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drachtich. Equivalent to dracht +‎ -ig. Compare German trächtig, Middle Low German drachtich, from which latter Danish drægtig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑx.təx/

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• Hyphenation: drach‧tig
• Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective

drachtig (not comparable)

1. (now exclusively of animals, formerly also of women) gestating, pregnant

Inflection

Declension of drachtig
uninflected	drachtig
inflected	drachtige
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		drachtig
indefinite	m./f. sing.	drachtige
	n. sing.	drachtig
	plural	drachtige
definite		drachtige
partitive		drachtigs

Synonyms

• (of women) zwanger, in verwachting