Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dɪxt/
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  • Hyphenation: dicht
  • Rhymes: -ɪxt

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)

  1. closed, shut
    Synonyms: gesloten, toe
    Antonym: open
    We stonden voor een dichte deur.
    We were standing in front of a closed door.
  2. thick, tight, dense
    Antonym: ijl
Inflection edit
Inflection of dicht
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
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  • Afrikaans: dig

Adverb edit

dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)

  1. (preceding a preposition) close, closely
    Ze zaten erg dicht tegen elkaar aan.
    They were sitting very close together.
  2. (as part of a separable verb) closed
  3. tightly, densely
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch dicht. See the verb dichten (to compose a poem).

Noun edit

dicht n (plural dichten, diminutive dichtje n)

  1. (literary) poem
    Synonym: gedicht
  2. (archaic, literary) poetry
    Antonym: ondicht
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Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

dicht

  1. inflection of dichten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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)

  1. 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.
  2. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)
    dicht machento shut
  3. (with bei or an) close to
  4. (colloquial) tight, intoxicated
    Synonym: betrunken
Declension edit
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Adverb edit

dicht

  1. closely

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

dicht

  1. singular imperative of dichten
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of dichten

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.

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Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

dicht (masculine dichten, neuter dicht, comparative méi dicht, superlative am dichtsten)

  1. dense
  2. impermeable; watertight

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

dicht

  1. inflection of dichten:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular/plural imperative

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

  1. dense
  2. close, nearby

Scots edit

Verb edit

dicht

  1. (transitive) To wipe.
  2. To dight (set out or put).
  3. To dight (dress, adorn).