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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch naket, naect, from Old Dutch nakot, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”). Cognate with Low German naakd, German nackt, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Danish nøgen, Swedish naken.
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Adjective
naakt (comparative naakter, superlative naaktst)
- nude, not wearing any clothing; can also apply to part of the body with exposed hide
- naked, bald, without protective fur, feathers etc. on the skin
- bare, stripped, reduced to its essence
Zelfs de naakte waarheid verslaan is meer dan de naakte cijfers opgeven: de naakte feiten hebben vaak pas betekenis in samenhang- Even covering the naked truth is more than listing the naked figures: the naked facts often only have meaning in context
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Noun
naakt n (plural naakten, diminutive naaktje n or nakie n)
- A nude, an artwork representing a naked subject
- nakie is informally used in the expression In m'n nakie — In the nude
Verb
naakt
- inflection of naken:
- second/third-person singular present indicative
- (archaic) plural imperative
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