ticht

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. More at English tight.

Adjective

ticht

1. tight
2. close; near

Derived terms

• ticht bie

Scots

Alternative forms

• thicht

Etymology

From Middle English thyght, thiht, tyght, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþīht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪçt/
• (Banff) IPA^(key): /təi(ç)t/

Adjective

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

1. tight
2. impervious; impenetrable
3. In good condition (without damage or holes)
4. neat; trim

Adverb

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

1. tightly
2. closely
3. neatly

References

• “ticht, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

Adjective

ticht

1. closed, shut
2. tight, impervious

   in tichte jas ― waterproof coat

Inflection

Inflection of ticht
uninflected	ticht
inflected	tichte
comparative	tichter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		ticht	tichter	it tichtst it tichtste
indefinite	c. sing.	tichte	tichtere	tichtste
	n. sing.	ticht	tichter	tichtste
	plural	tichte	tichtere	tichtste
definite		tichte	tichtere	tichtste
partitive		tichts	tichters	—

Derived terms

• tichteby
• tichterby

Further reading

• “ticht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011