voet

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: vöët

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch voet, from Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

voet (plural voete)

  1. foot

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

voet m (plural voeten, diminutive voetje n)

  1. foot (lowest part of the legs)
  2. (historical) Dutch foot (unit of measure)
  3. imperial foot (unit of measure)
  4. foot, base (lowest part of any standard, support, stand or pillar)
  5. (poetry) foot (most basic element of a metre)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: voet
  • Jersey Dutch: vût
  • Negerhollands: voet, voeti, fut, futu, vut
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: voet (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fut
  • →? Sranan Tongo: futu

Anagrams[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun[edit]

voet m

  1. foot (bottom of the leg)
  2. paw (foot of an animal)
    Synonym: pôte
  3. foot, bottom part, base
  4. foot, leg, support
  5. foot (unit of measure)

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=voet&oldid=71101986"