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English
Proper noun
Jet (countable and uncountable, plural Jets)
- (uncountable) A town in Oklahoma.
- (countable) A unisex given name.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
A shortened form of either Henriëtte or Mariëtte.
Proper noun
Jet f
- a female given name
Etymology 2
First attested as iaeth and iette in 1417. Borrowed from West Frisian Jeth, derived in turn from Old Frisian iet (“gap, hole”), referring here to a fishing hole or to a hole left by a levee failure.
Proper noun
Jet n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English jet.
Pronunciation
Noun
Jet m (strong, genitive Jets, plural Jets)
- (aircraft, slightly informal) jet plane
- Synonyms: (informal) Düsenjet; (common) Düsenflugzeug; (formal, technical) Strahlflugzeug
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