aanstoot

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːn.stoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: aan‧stoot

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch aenstoot. Equivalent to aan +‎ stoot.

Noun

aanstoot m (plural aanstoten, diminutive aanstootje n)

  1. offense, affront
  2. cause, impulse (that which leads up to an effect)
  3. (obsolete) attack
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: aanstoot
  • West Frisian: oanstoat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aanstoot

  1. first/second/third-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of aanstoten