wout

See also: Wout and w/out

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle Dutch waut, wout (“authority, power”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɑu̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: wout
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
  • Homophones: woud, Woud, woudt

Noun

wout m (plural wouten, diminutive woutje n)

  1. (derogatory, Bargoens, slang) Synonym of politieagent

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu.

Noun

wout n

  1. forest

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • Dutch: woud
  • Limburgish: waadj

Further reading
  • “wout”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wout (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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