spijt
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch despijt, from Old French despit (from which also English despite), from Latin despectus (“looking down on”).
The first syllable de- was later rebracketed and interpreted as a definite article ("de spijt") and was then dropped.
Noun edit
spijt c (uncountable)
- regret
- Tot mijn grote spijt
- To my great regret
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
spijt
- inflection of spijten: