wit in Afrikaans

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Etymology: From Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch *wit, from Proto-Germanic *hwittaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|wit}} Dutch wit, {{inh|af|dum|wit}} Middle Dutch wit, {{inh|af|odt|*wit}} Old Dutch *wit, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*hwittaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwittaz Head templates: {{af-adj|wit|witter|witste}} wit (attributive wit, comparative witter, superlative witste) Forms: wit [attributive], witter [comparative], witste [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], wit [attributive, positive, predicative], witte [attributive, independent, positive, singular], wittes [attributive, independent, plural, positive], wits [partitive, positive], witter [attributive, comparative, predicative], wittere [attributive, comparative, independent, singular], witteres [attributive, comparative, independent, plural], witters [comparative, partitive], witste [attributive, predicative, superlative], witste [singular, superlative], witstes [attributive, independent, plural, superlative], - [partitive, superlative]

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hwittaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwittaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch *wit, from Proto-Germanic *hwittaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wit",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "attributive",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "independent",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittes",
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        "attributive",
        "independent",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wits",
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      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witter",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "attributive",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "attributive",
        "comparative",
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      ]
    },
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        "attributive",
        "comparative",
        "independent",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witters",
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      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "attributive",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witste",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witstes",
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        "attributive",
        "independent",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
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        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swart"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (colour)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "af",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "af:Colors",
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            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white, White (classification of people)"
      ],
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        [
          "white",
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        ],
        [
          "White",
          "White"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blank"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/vət/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "wit"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Afrikaans adjectives",
    "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
    "Afrikaans lemmas",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 19 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "af:Colors"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hwittaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hwittaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch *wit, from Proto-Germanic *hwittaz.",
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    {
      "form": "wit",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wit",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "attributive",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "witte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "independent",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "independent",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wits",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witter",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "comparative",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wittere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "comparative",
        "independent",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witteres",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "comparative",
        "independent",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witters",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "witstes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "independent",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wit",
        "2": "witter",
        "3": "witste"
      },
      "expansion": "wit (attributive wit, comparative witter, superlative witste)",
      "name": "af-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afrikaans",
  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "swart"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (colour)"
      ],
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        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "white, White (classification of people)"
      ],
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        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ],
        [
          "White",
          "White"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "blank"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/vət/"
    },
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    }
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}

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"wit" meaning in Afrikaans

Adjective