dicht

• IPA^(key): /dɪxt/

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• Hyphenation: dicht
• Rhymes: -ɪxt

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Cognate with English tight and Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)

1. closed, shut

   Synonyms: gesloten, toe

   Antonym: open

   We stonden voor een dichte deur.

   We were standing in front of a closed door.

   • 2002, Troy Verges, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey (lyrics and music), “Lopen Op Het Water”, in Onderweg, performed by Marco Borsato ft. Sita:

     Ik spring lachend in het diepe met m'n ogen dicht.

     I jump laughing into the deep with my eyes shut.

2. thick, tight, dense

   Antonym: ijl

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• Afrikaans: dig

dicht (comparative dichter, superlative dichtst)

1. (preceding a preposition) close, closely

   Ze zaten erg dicht tegen elkaar aan.

   They were sitting very close together.

2. (as part of a separable verb) closed
3. tightly, densely

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). See the verb dichten (“to compose a poem”).

dicht n (plural dichten, diminutive dichtje n)

1. (literary) poem

   Synonym: gedicht

2. (archaic, literary) poetry

   Antonym: ondicht

• dichten

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dicht

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

• IPA^(key): /dɪçt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪçt

From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English tight.

dicht (strong nominative masculine singular dichter, comparative dichter, superlative am dichtesten)

1. thick, tight, dense
   • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, volume 33/2010, page 31:

     Baschir trägt einen dichten Bart, der einzig die Partie zwischen der Oberlippe und seiner großen Nase ausspart.

     Baschir wears a dense beard, which only leaves out the part between the upper lip and his big nose.

2. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)

   dicht machen ― to shut

3. (with bei or an) close to
4. (colloquial) tight, intoxicated

   Synonym: betrunken

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dicht

1. closely

dicht

1. singular imperative of dichten
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of dichten

• “dicht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “dicht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “dicht” in Duden online

From Middle High German dīhte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

The variant diicht is inherited; the form with a short vowel is influenced by Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), itself influenced by Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (alongside obsolete German deicht). Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English tight.

• diicht (archaic)

• IPA^(key): /diχt/, [diɕt]

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1. dense
2. impermeable; watertight

dicht

1. inflection of dichten:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular/plural imperative

From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English tight.

dicht

1. dense
2. close, nearby

dicht

1. (transitive) To wipe.
2. To dight (set out or put).
3. To dight (dress, adorn).