maagd

See also: Maagd

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑːχt/

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• Hyphenation: maagd

Noun

maagd (plural maagde)

1. maiden, virgin
2. (astrology) a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo
3. (archaic) unmarried woman

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch māget, from Old Dutch *magath, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Doublet of meid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːxt/

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• Hyphenation: maagd
• Rhymes: -aːxt

Noun

maagd f (plural maagden, diminutive maagdje n or maagdelijn n or maagdeken n)

1. A maiden, a (female) virgin
2. A virgin of any gender
3. (astrology) a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo
4. (dated) young girl

   Synonym: meisje

Derived terms

• dienstmaagd
• maagdelijk
• maagdom
• ontmaagden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: maagd
• Negerhollands: magd, maegt
• → West Frisian: maagd