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vracht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vracht, from Middle Low German vracht, vrecht (payment for cargo), from Old Saxon frāht, frēht. Displaced the native Middle Dutch vrecht, both originally deriving from Proto-West Germanic *fra- + *aihti. Cognate with English freight and fraught.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

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vracht f (plural vrachten, diminutive vrachtje n)

  1. freight, cargo
  2. a large amount, a mass

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vrag
  • Caribbean Javanese: prag
  • Indonesian: prah
  • Manado Malay: frak (fare)

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German vracht, vrecht (payment for cargo), from Old Saxon frāht, frēht. Displaced the native Middle Dutch vrecht, both originally deriving from Proto-West Germanic *fra- + *aihti.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vracht f or m

  1. payment for cargo
  2. freight, load, cargo

Inflection

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Strong feminine noun
singular plural
nominative vracht vrachte
accusative vracht vrachte
genitive vracht, vrachte vrachte
dative vracht, vrachte vrachten
Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative vracht vrachte
accusative vracht vrachte
genitive vrachts vrachte
dative vrachte vrachten

Alternative forms

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Descendants

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