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diepte
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Etymology
Noun
diepte (plural dieptes)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch diepde, diepte, from Old Dutch diopitha, from Proto-Germanic *diupiþō, from *deupaz (“deep”). Equivalent to diep + -te.
Pronunciation
Noun
diepte f (plural diepten or dieptes)
- depth (quality of being deep)
- De diepte van het meer is onbekend. ― The depth of the lake is unknown.
- depth (a deep place)
- In de diepten van de oceaan leven vreemde wezens. ― Strange creatures live in the depths of the ocean.
- Hij keek in de diepte van de afgrond. ― He looked into the depth of the abyss.
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