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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch quite, from Medieval Latin quitus (“discharged, released (from debt)”), a byform of Classical Latin quiētus (“quiet”). Compare Low German quit, quiet, German quitt, Danish kvit, Swedish quitt, Icelandic kvittur. More at quit, quite.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kwijt (not comparable)
- rid (having lost something)
Ik ben blij dat ik die zorgen kwijt ben.- I'm happy to be rid of those worries.
- gone, lost, missing
Zijn broodwinning is kwijt.- His livelihood is lost.
Inflection
This adjective is only rarely used attributively.
Synonyms
Verb
kwijt
- inflection of kwijten:
- first/second/third-person singular present indicative
- imperative
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