uit

See also: uit-

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

  • yt (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch ute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œi̯t/, [ʊ̟i̯t]
  • (file)

Adverb

uit

  1. out; outside
  2. off

Preposition

uit

  1. from
    • 1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:
      Uit die blou van onse hemel, uit die diepte van ons see.
      From the blue of our heaven, from the depth of our sea.
    • 2008, “Uit Die Diepte Van My Hart”, in Uit Die Diepte Van My Hart, performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa: Select Musiek:
      Uit die diepte van my hart!
      From the depth of my heart!
  2. out of

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch uut, ute, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic *ūt. Compare West Frisian út, English out, German aus, Danish ud, Norwegian ut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œy̯t/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Adverb

uit

  1. out, from the inside to the outside
  2. out, off (to an extinguished or switched-off state)
    Het vuur is uit.
    The fire is out.
    De televisie is uit.
    The television is off.
  3. over, finished, completely
    Het spel is uit.
    The game is over.
    Zij las het boek helemaal uit.
    She read the book completely. (that is, to the very end)

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of to the outside): in
  • (antonym(s) of off): aan

Derived terms

Preposition

uit

  1. out of, from

Inflection

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: oiti
  • Jersey Dutch: äut
  • Negerhollands: ut, it, yt

See also

Verb

uit

  1. inflection of uiten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈui̯t/, [ˈui̯t̪]
  • Rhymes: -uit
  • Syllabification(key): uit

Verb

uit

  1. second-person singular present/past indicative of uida

Anagrams

Greenlandic

Noun

uit

  1. plural of ui

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɥit/

Numeral

uit

  1. eight

Old French

Etymology

From Latin octō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈui̯t/

Numeral

cardinal number
8 Previous: set
Next: nuef

uit

  1. eight

Descendants

Romanian

Verb

uit

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of uita
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