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dicht.

closed, shut

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪxt/

  1. closed, shut

    We stonden voor een dichte deur.

  2. thick, tight, dense

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dichte, from Old Dutch *thīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Cognate with English tight and German dicht (“dense”).

noun/dɪxt/

  1. poem

    literary · neuter

  2. poetry

    archaic · literary · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dicht. See the verb dichten (“to compose a poem”).

adv/dɪxt/

  1. close, closely

    Ze zaten erg dicht tegen elkaar aan.

  2. closed

  3. tightly, densely

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dichte, from Old Dutch *thīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Cognate with English tight and German dicht (“dense”).

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