schout

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schout.

Noun

schout (plural schouts)

(historical) A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.

Anagrams

chouts, couths, tochus

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schout, shortened from earlier scoutete, scouthete, from Old Dutch skolthēti, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxɑu̯t/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: schout
Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Noun

schout m (plural schouten, diminutive schoutje n)

sheriff, bailiff

Related terms

skotoe

Descendants

Berbice Creole Dutch: skotu
→ Caribbean Javanese: sekaut, skaut
→ English: schout
→ Indonesian: sekaut
→ Javanese: sekaut
→ Sranan Tongo: skowtu
- → Aukan: sikowtu
- → Caribbean Hindustani: skoutu, skotu
- → Dutch: skotoe
- → Saramaccan: sikooútu
- → Trió: sikoutu

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