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Dutch
Etymology
From boos (“evil”) + wicht (“living being”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːs.ʋɪxt/
- Hyphenation: boos‧wicht
Noun
booswicht m (plural booswichten, diminutive booswichtje n)
- wicked person, felon
Usage notes
In Dutch, compound words normally always take the gender of the latter component of the compound. In this case, the latter component is wicht, a neuter word, which would render the compound neuter. However, due to the word being almost always used to refer to a male person, it takes the masculine gender.
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