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laat.

late (not early)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/laːt/

  1. late (not early)

    Hij kwam laat thuis van het werk.
    De bus was laat, dus misten we bijna de afspraak.

  2. tardy

    De leerling was laat voor de les en moest zich verontschuldigen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch laet, from Old Dutch *lat, from Proto-West Germanic *lat, from Proto-Germanic *lataz.

noun/laːt/

  1. serf

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch laet, from Old Dutch *lāt, from Proto-Germanic *lētaz.

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