"spijt" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /spɛi̯t/ Audio: Nl-spijt.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯t Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|despijt}} Middle Dutch despijt, {{der|nl|fro|despit}} Old French despit, {{der|nl|la|despectus|t=looking down on}} Latin despectus (“looking down on”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|c|-|-}} spijt c (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. regret Tags: common-gender, no-diminutive, uncountable Derived forms: prikspijt, spijten, spijtig, spijtoptant
    Sense id: en-spijt-nl-noun-1SWazsDY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /spɛi̯t/ Audio: Nl-spijt.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯t 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}} spijt
  1. inflection of spijten:
    first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: spijten
    Sense id: en-spijt-nl-verb-L8~FxXZX Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch rebracketings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 63 26 Disambiguation of Dutch rebracketings: 15 70 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 84 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 85 8
  2. inflection of spijten:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: spijten
    Sense id: en-spijt-nl-verb-mf221pva
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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