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zacht

zacht

Dutch

Adjective

zacht ‎(comparative zachter, superlative zachtst)

  1. soft
  2. gentle
  3. (weather) mild

Inflection

Inflection of zacht
uninflected zacht
inflected zachte
comparative zachter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zacht zachter het zachtst
het zachtste
indefinite m./f. sing. zachte zachtere zachtste
n. sing. zacht zachter zachtste
plural zachte zachtere zachtste
definite zachte zachtere zachtste
partitive zachts zachters —

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch sacht, saecht, from Old Dutch *sāfti ‎(“soft, smooth”), from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz ‎(“smooth, level, soft, gentle”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‎(“one, whole”). Cognate with Old Saxon sāfti ‎(“soft”) (whence Low German sacht and German sacht), English soft, German sanft ‎(“soft, mild, gentle”). More at soft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɑxt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

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