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schuit

schuit

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

schuit f (plural schuiten, diminutive schuitje n)

  1. A boat or ship
  2. Normally a small boat for inland navigation

Derived terms

  • schuitengat n
  • schuitenvoerder m
  • schuitjevaren n
  • schuitvormig
  • trekschuit
  • vissersschuit m, f
  • zuipschuit m, f

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • scoute, skoute
  • shoute, shute
  • scut (> and = modern English)

Noun

schuit

  1. A flat-bottomed boat, barge
  2. The master of or other sailor on such a boat