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afstand

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch afstand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaf.stant/
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Noun

afstand (plural afstande)

  1. distance

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to af (off) + stand (standing), calque of German Abstand (distance, interval), which is in turn a calque of Latin distantia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avstanˀ/, [ˈɑwˌsd̥anˀ]

Noun

afstand c (singular definite afstanden, plural indefinite afstande)

  1. distance

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

Synonyms

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Dutch

Etymology

From afstaan. Equivalent to af + stand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑf.stɑnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧stand

Noun

afstand m (plural afstanden, diminutive afstandje n)

  1. distance
    afstand doen van: to cede; to abdicate
    afstand nemen van: to distance oneself of
    Synonym: verte
  2. offset
  3. offstand

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: afstand
  • Caribbean Javanese: afstan
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Gothic

Romanization

afstand

  1. romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳

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