ticht
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. More at English tight.
Adjective
ticht
- tight
- close; near
Derived terms
- ticht bie
Scots
Alternative forms
- thicht
Etymology
From Middle English thyght, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþīht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).
Adjective
ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)
- tight
- impervious; impenetrable
- In good condition (without damage or holes)
- neat; trim
Adverb
ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)
- tightly
- closely
- neatly
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.
Adjective
ticht
- closed, shut
- tight, impervious
- in tichte jas ― waterproof coat
Inflection
| Inflection of ticht | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ticht | |||
| inflected | tichte | |||
| comparative | tichter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | ticht | tichter | it tichtst it tichtste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | tichte | tichtere | tichtste |
| n. sing. | ticht | tichter | tichtste | |
| plural | tichte | tichtere | tichtste | |
| definite | tichte | tichtere | tichtste | |
| partitive | tichts | tichters | — | |
Derived terms
- tichteby
- tichterby
Further reading
- “ticht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011