woestijn

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Cognate with German Wüste, English waste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋusˈtɛi̯n/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
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  • Hyphenation: woes‧tijn

Noun

woestijn f (plural woestijnen, diminutive woestijntje n)

  1. desert (environmental area with very little precipitation)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: woestyn
  • Negerhollands: woestyne, wusteine
  • Papiamentu: wustein