ledikant

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • ledekant (obsolete)
  • lidekant (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French lit de camp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌleː.diˈkɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧di‧kant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

ledikant n (plural ledikanten, diminutive ledikantje n)

  1. (chiefly Netherlands) cot, crib (bed for children)
  2. (obsolete) movable bed
  • veldbed (calque of the French term)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ledekant
  • → Papiamentu: ledikant (dated)
  • → West Frisian: ledykant
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