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vrucht

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vrʏxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vrucht
  • Rhymes: -ʏxt

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (fruit). Doublet of fruit.

Noun

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vrucht f (plural vruchten, diminutive vruchtje n)

  1. fruit (often edible, seed-bearing part of a plant)
    Synonyms: fruit, ooft
    De vrucht van deze plant is giftig.The fruit of this plant is poisonous.
  2. (figuratively) fruit, i.e. produce, yield, result
    De goed doordachte strategie werpt nu zijn vruchten af.The well-considered strategy is now yielding results.
    Na vele jaren hard werk geniet hij nu de vruchten van zijn arbeid.After many years of hard work he now enjoys the fruits of his labor.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: vrug
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fruktu
  • Jersey Dutch: vrœxt
  • Negerhollands: vrucht, vrygt
  • Petjo: fruh
  • Javanese: fruktu
  • Sranan Tongo: froktu, fruktu (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch vruchte, from Old Dutch forhta. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄ (fear), from Proto-Indo-European *perg- (to frighten; fear).

Noun

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vrucht f (plural vruchten, diminutive vruchtje n)

  1. (archaic) fear
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vrucht

  1. inflection of vruchten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch fruht, from Latin frūctus.

Noun

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vrucht f

  1. produce, product, profit
  2. fruit
  3. fetus

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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