hout

See also: Hout

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans hout. Doublet of holt.

Noun

hout (plural houts)

1. (Rhodesia, slang, ethnic slur) A black African.

Anagrams

• Huot, Thou, thou

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦœu̯t]

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Noun

hout (uncountable)

1. wood

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑu̯t/

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• Hyphenation: hout
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• Homophones: houd, houdt, Hout

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hout, from Old Dutch holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt, from Proto-Germanic *hultą.

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtje n)

1. wood (material)

   Dit gebouw is van hout. ― This building is made of wood.

2. particular kind of wood

   Synonym: houtsoort

   Teak is een gewaardeerd hout. ― Teak is a valued wood.

3. piece of wood, stick

Derived terms

• berkenhout
• bos hout voor de deur
• brandhout
• eikenhout
• geriefhout
• hardhout
• hout snijden
• houtachtig
• houten
• houterig
• houtig
• houtje-touwtje
• houtlijm
• houtsoort
• houtvrij
• houtwal
• houtworm
• kreupelhout
• mahoniehout
• mijnhout
• naaldhout
• op een houtje bijten
• rivierhout
• sprokkelhout
• van het houtje zijn
• verhouten
• zoethout

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hout
• Berbice Creole Dutch: hautu
• Jersey Dutch: hāut
• Negerhollands: hout, houtu, hautu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: hout
• → Papiamentu: houchi (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hout

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

Finnish

Noun

hout

1. nominative plural of hoku

Anagrams

• ohut, tuho, uhot

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch holt

Noun

hout n

1. wood (material of trees)
2. piece of wood; branch, stick, beam
3. tree
4. wood, forest

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	hout	hout, houte
accusative	hout	hout, houte
genitive	houts	houte
dative	houte	houten

Alternative forms

• holt

Descendants

• Dutch: hout
  • Afrikaans: hout
• Limburgish: hówtj

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *halt, from Proto-West Germanic *halt.

Adjective

hout

1. lame, crippled, halt

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Adjective

hout

1. alternative spelling of out

Further reading

• “hout (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “hout (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hout (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hout (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian holt, from Proto-West Germanic *holt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔu̯t/

Noun

hout n (plural houten, diminutive houtsje)

1. wood

Further reading

• “hout”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011