afstand

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch afstand.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaf.stant/
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Noun

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afstand (plural afstande)

  1. distance

Danish

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Etymology

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Equivalent to af (off) +‎ stand (standing), calque of German Abstand (distance, interval), which is in turn a calque of Latin distantia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /avstanˀ/, [ˈɑwˌsd̥anˀ]

Noun

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afstand c (singular definite afstanden, plural indefinite afstande)

  1. distance

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From afstaan. Equivalent to af +‎ stand.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑf.stɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧stand

Noun

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afstand m (plural afstanden, diminutive afstandje n)

  1. distance
    afstand doen van: to cede; to abdicate
    afstand nemen van: to distance oneself of
    Synonym: verte
  2. offset
  3. offstand

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: afstand
  • Caribbean Javanese: afstan

Gothic

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Romanization

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afstand

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳