verwant

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Etymology

From Dutch verwant, from Middle Dutch verwant, either a perfect participle of the verb verwenden, or a borrowing from either Middle Low German or Middle High German.

Pronunciation

Adjective

verwant (attributive verwante, not comparable)

  1. related (including distant relations)

Derived terms

Noun

verwant (plural verwante)

  1. relative, family member, including distant relatives

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verwant, either a perfect participle of the verb verwenden, or a borrowing from either Middle Low German or Middle High German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈʋɑnt/, /vɛrˈʋɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧want
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

verwant (not comparable)

  1. related (including distant relations)

Declension

Declension of verwant
uninflected verwant
inflected verwante
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial verwant
indefinite m./f. sing. verwante
n. sing. verwant
plural verwante
definite verwante
partitive verwants

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: verwant

Noun

verwant m (plural verwanten, feminine verwante)

  1. relative, family member, including distant relatives

Descendants