jachtschip

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

jagtschip (obsolete)

Etymology edit

Compound of jacht (“haste”) or jachten (“to hurry”) +‎ schip (“ship”). Perhaps a modification of Middle Dutch jageschip. Although jachtschip is attested later than jacht (“yacht”), it is often supposed to be the older form; for one, it explains the neuter gender of jacht.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈjɑxt.sxɪp/
Hyphenation: jacht‧schip

Noun edit

jachtschip n (plural jachtschepen, diminutive jachtscheepje n)

(now uncommon and often historical) A yacht (light, fast vessel), in particular a sailing yacht.
Synonyms: jacht, jachtschuit

Derived terms edit

jacht (“yacht”) (see etymology above)

References edit

^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

[1] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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