krijt

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: krijt
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crijt, from Latin crēta.

Noun

krijt n (uncountable, diminutive krijtje n)

  1. chalk
  2. a piece of chalk (in the diminutive form)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kryt
  • Negerhollands: kried
  • → Papiamentu: kreit, krijt
  • → Sranan Tongo: kreiti, kreeti

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch crijt, from Middle Low German krît, a variant of Middle Low German krete, krêt, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kraitaz.

Noun

krijt n (uncountable, diminutive krijtje n)

  1. (dated, dialectal) battlefield, arena
    Synonyms: slagveld, strijdperk
  2. (dated, dialectal) region, area
    Synonyms: gebied, omgeving, streek
  3. (dated, dialectal) enclosure, enclosed area
    Synonym: perk
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krijt

  1. inflection of krijten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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