hout

See also: Hout

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans hout.

Noun

hout (plural houts)

  1. (Rhodesia, slang, ethnic slur) A black African.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hout.

Noun

hout (uncountable)

  1. wood

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
  • IPA(key): /ɦɑu̯t/
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Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtje n)

  1. wood
    Dit gebouw is van hout.
    This building is made of wood.
  2. particular kind of wood
    Teak is een gewaardeerd hout.
    Teak is a valued wood.
  3. piece of wood, stick

Synonyms

  • (kind of wood): houtsoort

Derived terms

Verb

hout

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of houten
  2. imperative of houten

Finnish

Noun

hout

  1. Nominative plural form of hoku.

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Alternative forms

Noun

hout n

  1. wood (material of trees)
  2. piece of wood; branch, stick, beam
  3. tree
  4. wood, forest
Inflection

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Descendants
  • Dutch: hout
  • Limburgish: hówtj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *halt, from Proto-Germanic *haltaz.

Adjective

hout

  1. lame, crippled, halt
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Adjective

hout

  1. Alternative spelling of out

Further reading

  • “hout (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “hout (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “hout (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “hout (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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