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tocht

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch tocht or tucht, from Old Dutch *tuht, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz, cognate to German Zucht. Equivalent to tijgen (“to go, pull”) +‎ -t (“verbal noun”). Doublet of tucht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɔxt/
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  • Hyphenation: tocht
  • Rhymes: -ɔxt

Noun

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tocht f (plural tochten, diminutive tochtje n)

  1. journey, expedition, march
    Het was een lange tocht, maar gelukkig zonder problemen. ― It was a long journey, but fortunately without problems.
  2. draught, air current
    Je voelt de tocht door deze kier komen. ― You can feel the draught come through this crack.
  3. a small waterway that connects all the other waterways in a polder to a pump, windmill or sluice
    Hypernym: sloot

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: tog
  • → Danish: togt
  • → Norwegian: tokt

References

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West Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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tocht

  1. past participle of tinke

Verb

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tocht

  1. first/third-person singular past of tinke