zacht

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Dutch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchsachte,fromOld Dutchsāfti,fromProto-West Germanic*samftī.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/zɑxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation:zacht
  • Rhymes:-ɑxt

Adjective

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zacht(comparativezachter,superlativezachtst)

  1. soft
    Antonym:hard
  2. gentle
  3. mild(of weather)
  4. with lowcalciumcontent (of water)
    Antonym:hard

Declension

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Declension ofzacht
uninflected zacht
inflected zachte
comparative zachter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zacht zachter hetzachtst
hetzachtste
indefinite m./f.sing. zachte zachtere zachtste
n.sing. zacht zachter zachtste
plural zachte zachtere zachtste
definite zachte zachtere zachtste
partitive zachts zachters

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans:sag
  • Negerhollands:socht,sok,sogt