"hout" meaning in Dutch

See hout in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɦɑu̯t/ Audio: Nl-hout.ogg Forms: houten [plural], houtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑu̯t Etymology: From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|hout}} Middle Dutch hout, {{inh|nl|odt|holt}} Old Dutch holt, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*holt}} Proto-West Germanic *holt, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*hultą}} Proto-Germanic *hultą Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtje n)
  1. wood (material) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-hout-nl-noun-bcjqB8ko Categories (other): Materials Disambiguation of Materials: 33 6 6 28 26
  2. particular kind of wood Tags: neuter Synonyms: houtsoort
    Sense id: en-hout-nl-noun-e8g1ltmS
  3. piece of wood, stick Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-hout-nl-noun-tud42tm3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: berkenhout, bos hout voor de deur, brandhout, eikenhout, geriefhout, hardhout, hout snijden, houtachtig, houten, houterig, houtig, houtje-touwtje, houtlijm, houtsoort, houtvrij, houtwal, houtworm, kreupelhout, mahoniehout, mijnhout, naaldhout, op een houtje bijten, rivierhout, sprokkelhout, verhouten, zoethout

Verb

IPA: /ɦɑu̯t/ Audio: Nl-hout.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑu̯t Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} hout
  1. inflection of houten:
    first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: houten
    Sense id: en-hout-nl-verb-Way9TROG Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Materials Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 67 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 3 3 59 11 8 7 5 3 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 74 7 5 4 3 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Materials: 33 6 6 28 26
  2. inflection of houten:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: houten
    Sense id: en-hout-nl-verb-Jqs1J6dG Categories (other): Materials Disambiguation of Materials: 33 6 6 28 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        [
          "houten",
          "houten#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɦɑu̯t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-hout.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/Nl-hout.ogg/Nl-hout.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Nl-hout.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑu̯t"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "houd"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "houdt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hout"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hout"
}

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