vlucht

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlʏxt/

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• Hyphenation: vlucht
• Rhymes: -ʏxt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz.

Noun

vlucht f (plural vluchten, diminutive vluchtje n)

1. flight
2. swarm (of birds)

   Een vlucht zwaluwen. - A swarm of swallows.

3. escape, flight

Derived terms

• vluchten
• vluchtweg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vlucht

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

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz.

Noun

vlucht f or m

1. flight, escape
2. flight, act of flying
3. speed
4. swarm (of birds)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• vluchten

Descendants

• Dutch: vlucht
• Limburgish: vlöch

Further reading

• “vlucht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vlucht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN