jachtschip
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- jagtschip (obsolete)
Etymology
editCompound 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
editNoun
editjachtschip 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
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