"wit" meaning in Afrikaans

See wit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vət/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-wit.wav Forms: wit [attributive], witter [comparative], witste [superlative]
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)
  1. white Categories (topical): Colors

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        "2": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "dum",
        "3": "wit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *wit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "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"
      ]
    }
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    }
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "af",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "af:Colors",
          "parents": [
            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
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      },
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    }
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        "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",
        "Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Afrikaans terms with audio links",
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