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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch despijt, from Old French despit (from which also English despite), from Latin despectus (“looking down on”).
The first syllable de- was later rebracketed and interpreted as a definite article ("de spijt") and was then dropped.
Noun
spijt c (uncountable)
- regret
Tot mijn grote spijt- To my great regret
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
spijt
- inflection of spijten:
- first/second/third-person singular present indicative
- imperative