drachtig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch drachtich. Equivalent to dracht +‎ -ig. Compare German trächtig, Middle Low German drachtich, from which latter Danish drægtig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɑx.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: drach‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective

drachtig (not comparable)

  1. (now exclusively of animals, formerly also of women) gestating, pregnant

Declension

Declension of drachtig
uninflected drachtig
inflected drachtige
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial drachtig
indefinite m./f. sing. drachtige
n. sing. drachtig
plural drachtige
definite drachtige
partitive drachtigs

Synonyms

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