kwijt

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quite, from Medieval Latin quitus (“discharged, released (from debt)”), a byform of Classical Latin quiētus (“quiet”). Compare Low German quit, quiet, German quitt, Danish kvit, Swedish quitt, Icelandic kvittur. More at quit, quite.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Adjective

kwijt (not comparable)

  1. rid (having lost something)
    Ik ben blij dat ik die zorgen kwijt ben.
    I'm happy to be rid of those worries.
  2. gone, lost, missing
    Zijn broodwinning is kwijt.
    His livelihood is lost.

Inflection

This adjective is only rarely used attributively.

Inflection of kwijt
uninflected kwijt
inflected kwijte
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial kwijt
indefinite m./f. sing. kwijte
n. sing. kwijt
plural kwijte
definite kwijte
partitive kwijts

Synonyms

Verb

kwijt

  1. inflection of kwijten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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