woestijn

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Cognate with German Wüste, English waste.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʋusˈtɛi̯n/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: woes‧tijn

Noun[edit]

woestijn f (plural woestijnen, diminutive woestijntje n)

  1. desert (environmental area with very little precipitation)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: woestyn
  • Negerhollands: woestyne, wusteine
  • Papiamentu: wustein