gedrocht
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- gedrochte (obsolete)
- gedrogt (obsolete)
- gedrogte (obsolete)
- ghedrocht (obsolete)
- ghedrochte (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch gedrochte, ghedrochte (“apparition, vision”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gedrocht n (plural gedrochten, diminutive gedrochtje n)
- monstrosity, monster, something or someone very ugly
- Synonyms: monster, wangedrocht
- Dat gebouw is een gedrocht. ― That building is a monstrosity.
- (archaic) apparition, chimera
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: gedrog