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dicht.

thick, tight, dense

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪçt/

  1. thick, tight, dense

  2. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)

  3. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance) closed, out of operation, out of business

    dicht machen

  4. close

  5. tight, intoxicated

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.

adv/dɪçt/

  1. closely

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.

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