schacht

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Dutch

Alternative forms

  • schaft (archaic; not for a person)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schacht, from Old Dutch skaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft, from Proto-Germanic *skaftaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sxɑxt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

schacht m (plural schachten, diminutive schachtje n)

  1. a shaft, a pole-shaped object or part of one, e.g. a handle
  2. a shaft, an access opening
  3. (Belgium, university slang) a pledge, freshman, especially if subject to hazing

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: schacht (dated)

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon skaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft.

Pronunciation

  • (originally) IPA(key): /skaxt/

Noun

schacht m

  1. a shaft, a pole upon which something is attached
  2. a shaft, a tunnel driven vertically into the ground

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