zacht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sachte, from Old Dutch sāfti, from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one, whole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɑxt/
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Rhymes: -ɑxt

Adjective

zacht (comparative zachter, superlative zachtst)

soft
Antonym: hard
gentle
mild (of weather)
with low calcium content (of water)
Antonym: hard

Inflection

Inflection of zacht
uninflected	zacht
inflected	zachte
comparative	zachter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		zacht	zachter	het zachtst het zachtste
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

Descendants

Afrikaans: sag

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