ablutie

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French ablution, and its source, Late Latin ablūtiō (“a washing away”), from abluō (“wash away”), from ab (“away”) + luō (“wash”)[1].

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧lu‧tie

Noun

ablutie f (plural abluties or ablutiën, diminutive ablutietje n)

  1. ablution

References

  1. ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3
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