ticht

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. More at English tight.

Adjective

ticht

  1. tight
  2. close; near

Derived terms

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English thyght, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþīht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (dense, thick, tight), from *ten- (to stretch, pull).

Adjective

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

  1. tight
  2. impervious; impenetrable
  3. In good condition (without damage or holes)
  4. neat; trim

Adverb

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

  1. tightly
  2. closely
  3. neatly

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

Adjective

ticht

  1. closed, shut
  2. tight, impervious
    in tichte jaswaterproof coat

Inflection

Inflection of ticht
uninflected ticht
inflected tichte
comparative tichter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ticht tichter it tichtst
it tichtste
indefinite c. sing. tichte tichtere tichtste
n. sing. ticht tichter tichtste
plural tichte tichtere tichtste
definite tichte tichtere tichtste
partitive tichts tichters

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ticht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011