neut

See also: neut.

English

Adjective

neut (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of neuter.

Anagrams

• Nute, Tune, tune

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch *nutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

neut (plural neute)

1. nut

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin nox.

Noun

neut f (plural neuts)

1. night

Dutch

Etymology

Probably a dialectal form of noot (“nut, small thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøːt/

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• Hyphenation: neut
• Rhymes: -øːt

Noun

neut f (plural neuten, diminutive neutje n)

1. dram, snifter, peg, nip
2. small block of natural stone or wood supporting a window or door frame
3. part protruding from a wall supporting a beam
4. (Suriname, metonymically) one of the columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water; piloti.
   • 1979 October 30, “Ministerraad over waterproblemen [Council of Ministers on water problems]”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎^[1], page 10:

     Vooral bewoners van woningen op neuten hebben praktisch de hele dag geen water.

     In particular, residents of dwellings on stilts have no water practically all day long.

5. tiny (elderly) woman

Anagrams

• Teun