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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nootdruft, nootdurft. It is a tautological compound of nood (“need”) + druft (“need”). The second element, found in Modern Dutch only (in metathesized form) in this compound, derives from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz. Compare Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (naudiþaurfts).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoː.drʏft/, /ˈnoːt.(d)rʏft/
- Hyphenation: nood‧druft
Noun
nooddruft f (uncountable)
- (dated) poverty
- Synonyms: armoede, gebrek
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