wout

See also: Wout and w/out

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle Dutch waut, wout (“authority, power”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: wout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophones: woud, Woud, woudt

Noun

wout m (plural wouten, diminutive woutje n)

1. (derogatory, Bargoens, slang) Synonym of politieagent

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu.

Noun

wout n

1. forest

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• walt
• wolt

Descendants

• Dutch: woud
• Limburgish: waadj

Further reading

• “wout”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wout (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I