ticht
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. More at tight.
Adjective
ticht
Derived terms
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English thyght, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþiht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).
Adjective
ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)
- tight
- impervious; impenetrable
- In good condition (without damage or holes)
- neat; trim
Adverb
ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.
Adjective
ticht
- closed, shut
- tight, impervious
- in tichte jas ― waterproof coat
Inflection
Inflection of ticht | ||||
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uninflected | ticht | |||
inflected | tichte | |||
comparative | tichter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ticht | tichter | it tichtst it tichtste | |
indefinite | c. sing. | tichte | tichtere | tichtste |
n. sing. | ticht | tichter | tichtste | |
plural | tichte | tichtere | tichtste | |
definite | tichte | tichtere | tichtste | |
partitive | tichts | tichters | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ticht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Categories:
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian adjectives
- Scots terms inherited from Middle English
- Scots terms derived from Middle English
- Scots terms inherited from Old English
- Scots terms derived from Old English
- Scots terms borrowed from Old Norse
- Scots terms derived from Old Norse
- Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scots lemmas
- Scots adjectives
- Scots adverbs
- West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian adjectives
- West Frisian terms with usage examples