ketting

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Etymology

From Dutch ketting, from Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.

Noun

ketting (plural kettings or kettinge (dated), diminutive kettinkie)

  1. chain (stretch of concatenated links)
  2. necklace (ornament)

Dutch

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Ketting
Aandrijfketting
Halsketting

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.tɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: ket‧ting
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Noun

ketting f (plural kettingen, diminutive kettinkje n)

  1. chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
  2. necklace

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