duurte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch duurte, dierte, from Old Dutch *diuritha, from Proto-West Germanic *diuriþu, from Proto-Germanic *diuriþō. Equivalent to duur +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdyːr.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: duur‧te

Noun

duurte f (plural duurten or duurtes)

  1. dearth, scarcity; a period in which basic necessities such as food are scarce and therefore overly expensive

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