jachtschip

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • jagtschip (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of jacht (“haste”) or jachten (“to hurry”) +‎ schip (“ship”). Perhaps a modification of Middle Dutch jageschip. Although jachtschip is attested later than jacht (“yacht”), it is often supposed to be the older form; for one, it explains the neuter gender of jacht.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑxt.sxɪp/
  • Hyphenation: jacht‧schip

Noun

jachtschip n (plural jachtschepen, diminutive jachtscheepje n)

  1. (now uncommon and often historical) A yacht (light, fast vessel), in particular a sailing yacht.
    Synonyms: jacht, jachtschuit

Derived terms
  • jacht (“yacht”) (see etymology above)

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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