wout

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: wout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Noun

wout m (plural wouten, diminutive woutje n)

1. (derogatory, Bargoens, slang) police officer

   Synonyms: kip, politieagent

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walt, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz.

Noun

wout n

1. forest

Inflection

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Alternative forms

• walt
• wolt

Descendants

• Dutch: woud
• Limburgish: waadj

Further reading

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