neut

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

neut (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of neuter.

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch *nutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

neut (plural neute)

  1. nut

Bourguignon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin nox.

Noun[edit]

neut f (plural neuts)

  1. night

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably a dialectal form of noot (nut, small thing).

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Noun[edit]

neut f (plural neuten, diminutive neutje n)

  1. dram, snifter, peg, nip
  2. small block of natural stone or wood supporting a window or door frame
  3. part protruding from a wall supporting a beam
  4. (Suriname) one of the columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water; piloti.
    • 1979 October 30, “Ministerraad over waterproblemen [Council of Ministers on water problems]”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname[1], page 10:
      Vooral bewoners van woningen op neuten hebben praktisch de hele dag geen water.
      In particular, residents of dwellings on stilts have no water practically all day long.
  5. tiny (elderly) woman

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