dracht
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dracht, from Old Dutch *draht, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɑxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dracht
- Rhymes: -ɑxt
Noun
dracht f (plural drachten, diminutive drachtje n)
- the act of bearing or wearing something
- (by extension) type of clothing that is typical for a time period or function
- (by extension) state of pregnancy
- (by extension) the foetus when carried in the womb
- (physics) range of radiation
- a number of consecutive hits or blows in a brief interval
Derived terms
- afdracht
- drachtig
- drachttijd
- eendracht
- haardracht
- klederdracht
- opdracht
- overdracht
- toedracht
- tweedracht
- voordracht
Descendants
- Negerhollands: dragt
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *draht, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz.
Noun
dracht f
- act of carrying
- what is carried, load, freight
- things brought to fill or raise ground (in e.g. a defence)
- pregnancy
- progeny, young, child
- move (in a game)
- while, time
- clothes worn
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: dracht
- Limburgish: drach
Further reading
- “dracht”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dracht”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN