spijt

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch despijt, from Old French despit (from which also English despite), from Latin despectus (“looking down on”).

The first syllable de- was later rebracketed and interpreted as a definite article ("de spijt") and was then dropped.

Noun

spijt c (uncountable)

1. regret

   Tot mijn grote spijt

   To my great regret

Derived terms

• prikspijt
• spijten
• spijtig
• spijtoptant

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: spit
• → Sranan Tongo: speiti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: spèit

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

spijt

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