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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of winter (“winter”) + vacht (“pelt, fur”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪn.tərˌvɑxt/
- Hyphenation: win‧ter‧vacht
Noun
wintervacht f (plural wintervachten, diminutive wintervachtje n)
- (mammals) winter coat
- De beer had een dikke wintervacht gekregen om zich tegen de kou te beschermen. ― The bear had developed a thick winter coat to protect itself from the cold.
- Elk jaar verliest de vos zijn wintervacht in de lente. ― Every year, the fox sheds its winter coat in the spring.
- Het wintervachtje van het konijn was bijzonder zacht. ― The rabbit's short winter coat was exceptionally soft.
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