tocht

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tocht or tucht, from Old Dutch *tuht, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz, cognate to German Zucht. Equivalent to tijgen (to go, pull) + -t (verbal noun). Doublet of tucht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tocht
  • Rhymes: -ɔxt

Noun

tocht f (plural tochten, diminutive tochtje n)

  1. journey, expedition, march
    Het was een lange tocht, maar gelukkig zonder problemen.It was a long journey, but fortunately without problems.
  2. draught, air current
    Je voelt de tocht door deze kier komen.You can feel the draught come through this crack.
  3. a small waterway that connects all the other waterways in a polder to a pump, windmill or sluice
    Hypernym: sloot

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: tog
  • Danish: togt
  • Norwegian: tokt

References

West Frisian

Verb

tocht

  1. thought
    First and third person singular, and participle, past tense of tinke.

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