verwant

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch verwant, from Middle Dutch verwant, either a perfect participle of the verb verwenden, or a borrowing from either Middle Low German or Middle High German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fərˈvɑnt/

Adjective

verwant (attributive verwante, not comparable)

1. related (including distant relations)

Derived terms

• bloedverwant
• verwantskap

Noun

verwant (plural verwante)

1. relative, family member, including distant relatives

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verwant, either a perfect participle of the verb verwenden, or a borrowing from either Middle Low German or Middle High German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈʋɑnt/, /vɛrˈʋɑnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ver‧want
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

verwant (not comparable)

1. related (including distant relations)

Inflection

Declension of verwant
uninflected	verwant
inflected	verwante
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		verwant
indefinite	m./f. sing.	verwante
	n. sing.	verwant
	plural	verwante
definite		verwante
partitive		verwants

Derived terms

• bloedverwant
• verwantschap

Descendants

• Afrikaans: verwant

Noun

verwant m (plural verwanten, feminine verwante)

1. relative, family member, including distant relatives

Related terms

• verwante

Descendants

• Afrikaans: verwant