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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch delicaet, from Middle French delicat, from Latin dēlicātus (“alluring”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdeː.liˈkaːt/
- Hyphenation: de‧li‧caat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Adjective
delicaat (comparative delicater, superlative delicaatst)
- delicate, fine
- Synonyms: fijn, teer
Declension
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press