gedrocht
Dutch
Alternative forms
- gedrochte (obsolete)
- gedrogt (obsolete)
- gedrogte (obsolete)
- ghedrocht (obsolete)
- ghedrochte (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gedrochte, ghedrochte (“apparition, vision”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gedrocht n (plural gedrochten, diminutive gedrochtje n)
- monstrosity, monster, something or someone very ugly
- Dat gebouw is een gedrocht. ― That building is a monstrosity.
- Synonyms: monster, wangedrocht
- (archaic) apparition, chimera
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gedrog