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schoot.

the act(ivity) of shooting

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sxoːt/
  1. the act(ivity) of shooting

    masculine
  2. a shot; the projectile; the range

    masculine · metonymically
  3. a vegetal shoot

    masculine
  4. various movements

    figuratively · masculine
  5. a shot, some liquid (especially liquor) poured in one movement

    masculine
  6. a wedge

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schote, schuete, the same as scheut.

noun/sxoːt/
  1. lap, upper leg

    masculine
    De Madonna met het kindje Jezus op haar schoot wordt "zetel der Wijsheid" genoemd.
  2. womb

    masculine
    Want U hebt mijn nieren geschapen, mij in de schoot van mijn moeder geweven.
  3. various corresponding parts of certain vestments, animals and objects

    figuratively · masculine
  4. sheet (certain ropes used in sailing)

    masculine
  5. a raised patch of sandy soil jutting out from the lowlands

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schoot, from Old Dutch *skōt, from Proto-Germanic *skautaz.

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