wijd

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Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wijt, from Old Dutch wīdo, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Compare Low German wied, West Frisian wiid, German weit, English wide, Danish vid.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

wijd (comparative wijder, superlative wijdst)

  1. wide
  2. (dialectal) far
Inflection
Inflection of wijd
uninflected wijd
inflected wijde
comparative wijder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial wijd wijder het wijdst
het wijdste
indefinite m./f. sing. wijde wijdere wijdste
n. sing. wijd wijder wijdste
plural wijde wijdere wijdste
definite wijde wijdere wijdste
partitive wijds wijders
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wyd
  • Negerhollands: wiet, wit, wied

Etymology 2

Verb

wijd

  1. inflection of wijden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative