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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

geslacht.

sex

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣəˈslɑxt/

  1. sex

    neuter · no-diminutive

  2. gender

    neuter · no-diminutive

  3. grammatical gender

    neuter · no-diminutive

  4. lineage

    neuter · no-diminutive
    Zij kwam uit het oudste geslacht van de Brabantse adel.

  5. generation

    neuter · no-diminutive
    Roofbouw benadeelt volgende geslachten.

  6. genus

    neuter · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch geslachte, from slachte, from Old Dutch slahta, from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, related to *slahaną (“to hit, strike”), compare German Geschlecht (“gender, kind, lineage”).

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