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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tucht.

discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision and/or punishment

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/tʏxt/
  1. discipline, a regime entailing strict supervision and/or punishment

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
  2. punishment, discipline

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
  3. the institutionalised enforcement of rules and norms within a professional group

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
  4. self-discipline

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
  5. chastity

    feminine · no-diminutive · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch tucht, tocht, from Old Dutch *tuht, from Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz. Equivalent to tijgen (“to go, pull”) + -t (“verbal noun”). Doublet of tocht. Compare also German Zucht.

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