hout

See also: Hout

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans hout.

Noun

hout (plural houts)

1. (Rhodesia, slang, ethnic slur) A black African.

Anagrams

• Huot, Thou, thou

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hout.

Noun

hout (uncountable)

1. wood

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• IPA^(key): /ɦɑu̯t/

• Audio:

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Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtje n)

1. wood

   Dit gebouw is van hout.

   This building is made of wood.

2. particular kind of wood

   Teak is een gewaardeerd hout.

   Teak is a valued wood.

3. piece of wood, stick

Synonyms

• (kind of wood): houtsoort

Derived terms

• berkenhout
• bos hout voor de deur
• brandhout
• eikenhout
• hardhout
• houtachtig
• houten
• houterig
• houtig
• houtlijm
• houtsoort
• houtworm
• kreupelhout
• mahoniehout
• mijnhout
• naaldhout
• sprokkelhout
• verhouten
• zoethout

 

Verb

hout

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of houten
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of houten

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Finnish

Noun

hout

1. (deprecated template usage) nominative plural of hoku

Anagrams

• ohut, tuho, uhot

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Noun

hout n

1. wood (material of trees)
2. piece of wood; branch, stick, beam
3. tree
4. wood, forest

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• holt

Descendants

• Dutch: hout
  • Afrikaans: hout
• Limburgish: hówtj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *halt, from Proto-Germanic *haltaz.

Adjective

hout

1. lame, crippled, halt

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Adjective

hout

1. Alternative spelling of out

Further reading

• “hout (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hout (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hout (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hout (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔu̯t/

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtsje)

1. wood

Further reading

• “hout”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011