privaat
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch privaet (“private; privy”), from Latin privātus (“private”) and privāta (“privy, outhouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /priˈvaːt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pri‧vaat
- Rhymes: -aːt
Adjective
privaat (not comparable)
- private, personal
Inflection
| Inflection of privaat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | privaat | |||
| inflected | private | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | privaat | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | private | ||
| n. sing. | privaat | |||
| plural | private | |||
| definite | private | |||
| partitive | privaats | |||
Noun
privaat n (plural privaten)
- A privy, an outhouse.
- Synonyms: kakhuis, schijthuis, secreet
- (by extension) A toilet.
- Synonyms: toilet, wc