vlucht

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vlʏxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vlucht
  • Rhymes: -ʏxt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleugan (to fly), whence Dutch vliegen.

Noun

vlucht f (plural vluchten, diminutive vluchtje n)

  1. flight (the act of flying, an instance thereof)
  2. a flock, a swarm (of flying birds)
    een vlucht zwaluwen.A swarm of swallows.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vlug

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleuhan (to flee), whence Dutch vlieden.

Noun

vlucht f (plural vluchten)

  1. flight, escape
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vlucht

  1. inflection of vluchten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti.

Noun

vlucht f or m

  1. flight, escape
  2. flight, act of flying
  3. speed
  4. swarm (of birds)

Inflection

Strong feminine noun
singular plural
nominative vlucht vluchte
accusative vlucht vluchte
genitive vlucht, vluchte vluchte
dative vlucht, vluchte vluchten
Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative vlucht vluchte
accusative vlucht vluchte
genitive vluchts vluchte
dative vluchte vluchten

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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