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koud.

cold (temperature)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/kɑu̯t/

  1. cold (temperature)

    Het is buiten koud, dus zorg ervoor dat je je warm aankleedt.

  2. cold (unfriendly)

    Hij toonde een koude houding ten opzichte van zijn collega's.

  3. bad, insignificant

    rare
    Van een koude kermis thuiskomen.
    De koude kant van de familie.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch cout, from Old Dutch calt, from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

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