ablutie
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ablucie, from Middle French ablution, from Old French ablution, from Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab (“away”) + luō (“wash”)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑpˈly.(t)si/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ab‧lu‧tie
- Rhymes: -ytsi
Noun
ablutie f (plural abluties or ablutiën, diminutive ablutietje n)
- ablution
References
- Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3