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vracht

vracht

Dutch

Noun

vracht f (plural vrachten, diminutive vrachtje n)

  1. freight
  2. a large amount, a mass

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German vracht, vrecht (payment for cargo), from Old Saxon frāht, frēht. Displaced the native Middle Dutch vrecht, both originally deriving from Proto-Germanic *fra- + *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vraxt/

Noun

vracht f

  1. payment for cargo
  2. freight, load, cargo

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