"bocht" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /bɔxt/ Audio: Nl-bocht.ogg Forms: bochten [plural], bochtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔxt Etymology: From Middle Dutch bocht, from Old Dutch *buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. Equivalent to buigen (“to bend, bow”) + -t (“verbal noun”). Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*bʰewgʰ-}}, {{inh|nl|dum|bocht}} Middle Dutch bocht, {{inh|nl|odt|*buht}} Old Dutch *buht, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*buhti}} Proto-West Germanic *buhti, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*buhtiz}} Proto-Germanic *buhtiz, {{suffix|nl|buigen|-t|id2=verbal noun|t1=to bend, bow|t2=verbal noun}} buigen (“to bend, bow”) + -t (“verbal noun”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,m|-en|+}} bocht f or m (plural bochten, diminutive bochtje n)
  1. a bend, curve, inflection, something not straight Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bocht-nl-noun-5nqjnYSL
  2. a twist, change Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bocht-nl-noun-pSZ958aq
  3. a bight, broad curvature of a coastline, bay Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bocht-nl-noun-8WUKkytY Categories (other): Bodies of water, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with f+m gender, Dutch terms suffixed with -t (verbal noun), Dutch verbal nouns with -t, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 8 4 55 4 19 11 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 28 28 44 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -t (verbal noun): 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Dutch verbal nouns with -t: 9 9 43 9 16 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 3 24 3 8 6 27 0 0 0 7 8 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 31 2 6 4 35 0 0 0 5 5 2 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bochtenwerk, bochtig, haarspeldbocht, kort door de bocht, rivierbocht
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɔxt/ Audio: Nl-bocht.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔxt Etymology: From Middle Dutch bocht, becht, bacht (“garbage, dung, shit”), possibly from Proto-West Germanic *buggjan (“to buy”), though this is at odds with the last two forms. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|bocht}} Middle Dutch bocht, {{der|nl|gmw-pro|*buggjan|t=to buy}} Proto-West Germanic *buggjan (“to buy”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m,n|-|-}} bocht m or n (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. (now Belgium) junk, rubbish Tags: Belgium, masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bocht-nl-noun-4rsZ7FT1 Categories (other): Belgian Dutch
  2. junk, booze, moonshine Tags: masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bocht-nl-noun-2tpBx3R3
  3. (Netherlands) disgusting drink, trash, rubbish Tags: Netherlands, masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bocht-nl-noun-NwibIvMx Categories (other): Netherlands Dutch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He said that the foul drink he gave us was whiskey, but it didn't taste like it.",
          "text": "Hij zei dat de bocht die hij ons gaf whiskey was, maar het smaakte er niet naar.",
          "translation": "He said that the foul drink he gave us was whiskey, but it didn't taste like it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "disgusting drink, trash, rubbish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disgusting",
          "disgusting"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ],
        [
          "trash",
          "trash"
        ],
        [
          "rubbish",
          "rubbish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Netherlands) disgusting drink, trash, rubbish"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Netherlands",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "no-diminutive",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔxt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-bocht.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/Nl-bocht.ogg/Nl-bocht.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Nl-bocht.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔxt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bocht"
}

Download raw JSONL data for bocht meaning in Dutch (6.2kB)


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