dicht
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch *thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Cognate with English tight and German dicht (“dense”).
Adjective
[edit]dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)
- closed, shut
- Synonyms: gesloten, toe
- Antonym: open
- We stonden voor een dichte deur.
- We were standing in front of a closed door.
- 2002, Troy Verges, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey (lyrics and music), “Lopen Op Het Water”, in Onderweg, performed by Marco Borsato ft. Sita:
- Ik spring lachend in het diepe met m'n ogen dicht.
- I jump laughing into the deep with my eyes shut.
- thick, tight, dense
- Antonym: ijl
Declension
[edit]Declension of dicht | ||||
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uninflected | dicht | |||
inflected | dichte | |||
comparative | dichter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | dicht | dichter | het dichtst het dichtste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | dichte | dichtere | dichtste |
n. sing. | dicht | dichter | dichtste | |
plural | dichte | dichtere | dichtste | |
definite | dichte | dichtere | dichtste | |
partitive | dichts | dichters | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: dig
Adverb
[edit]dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)
- (preceding a preposition) close, closely
- Ze zaten erg dicht tegen elkaar aan.
- They were sitting very close together.
- (as part of a separable verb) closed
- tightly, densely
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Dutch dicht. See the verb dichten (“to compose a poem”).
Noun
[edit]dicht n (plural dichten, diminutive dichtje n)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]dicht
- inflection of dichten:
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.
The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.
Adjective
[edit]dicht (strong nominative masculine singular dichter, comparative dichter, superlative am dichtesten)
- thick, tight, dense
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], volume 33/2010, page 31:
- Baschir trägt einen dichten Bart, der einzig die Partie zwischen der Oberlippe und seiner großen Nase ausspart.
- Baschir wears a dense beard, which only leaves out the part between the upper lip and his big nose.
- impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)
- dicht machen ― to shut
- close [with bei (+ dative) or an (+ dative) ‘to something’]
- (colloquial) tight, intoxicated
- Synonym: betrunken
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist dicht | sie ist dicht | es ist dicht | sie sind dicht | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dichter | dichte | dichtes | dichte |
genitive | dichten | dichter | dichten | dichter | |
dative | dichtem | dichter | dichtem | dichten | |
accusative | dichten | dichte | dichtes | dichte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dichte | die dichte | das dichte | die dichten |
genitive | des dichten | der dichten | des dichten | der dichten | |
dative | dem dichten | der dichten | dem dichten | den dichten | |
accusative | den dichten | die dichte | das dichte | die dichten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dichter | eine dichte | ein dichtes | (keine) dichten |
genitive | eines dichten | einer dichten | eines dichten | (keiner) dichten | |
dative | einem dichten | einer dichten | einem dichten | (keinen) dichten | |
accusative | einen dichten | eine dichte | ein dichtes | (keine) dichten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist dichter | sie ist dichter | es ist dichter | sie sind dichter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dichterer | dichtere | dichteres | dichtere |
genitive | dichteren | dichterer | dichteren | dichterer | |
dative | dichterem | dichterer | dichterem | dichteren | |
accusative | dichteren | dichtere | dichteres | dichtere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der dichtere | die dichtere | das dichtere | die dichteren |
genitive | des dichteren | der dichteren | des dichteren | der dichteren | |
dative | dem dichteren | der dichteren | dem dichteren | den dichteren | |
accusative | den dichteren | die dichtere | das dichtere | die dichteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dichterer | eine dichtere | ein dichteres | (keine) dichteren |
genitive | eines dichteren | einer dichteren | eines dichteren | (keiner) dichteren | |
dative | einem dichteren | einer dichteren | einem dichteren | (keinen) dichteren | |
accusative | einen dichteren | eine dichtere | ein dichteres | (keine) dichteren |
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]dicht
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]dicht
Further reading
[edit]- “dicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “dicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “dicht” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German dīhte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.
The variant diicht is inherited; the form with a short vowel is influenced by German dicht, itself influenced by Middle Low German dicht (alongside obsolete German deicht). Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.
Alternative forms
[edit]- diicht (archaic)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dicht (masculine dichten, neuter dicht, comparative méi dicht, superlative am dichtsten)
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]dicht
- inflection of dichten:
Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Compare German dicht, Dutch dicht, English tight.
Adjective
[edit]dicht
Scots
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English dighten, from Old English dihtan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dicht
- (transitive) To wipe.
- To dight (set out or put).
- To dight (dress, adorn).
References
[edit]- “dicht, v., n. and adv.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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