geruit

Dutch

Etymology

From ruit (“checker, square or diamond shape; (glass) pane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈrœy̯t/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧ruit
• Rhymes: -œy̯t

Adjective

geruit (not comparable)

1. checkered, marked in a pattern of squares or diamonds
2. shaped like a diamond (or rectangle or square)
3. fit with glass panes

   De hagel sloeg alle geruite ramen in

   The hail knocked in all windows with glass panes

Inflection

Declension of geruit
uninflected	geruit
inflected	geruite
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		geruit
indefinite	m./f. sing.	geruite
	n. sing.	geruit
	plural	geruite
definite		geruite
partitive		geruits

Derived terms

• (adjectives by color) blauwgeruit, roodgeruit, witgeruit, wit-en-zwart-geruit, zwartgeruit
• bontgeruit (adjective)
• diepgeruit (adjective)
• kleingeruit (adjective)