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Dutch
(duc̸h)
adjective
- of the Netherlands or its people, language, or culture
- ☆ of the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language or culture
Origin: ME Duch < MDu Duutsch, Dutch, German, akin to Ger Deutsch: see Deutschland
noun
the West Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands
See Dutch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- a. Of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture.b. Of or relating to the Dutch language.
- Archaic a. German.b. Of or relating to any of the Germanic peoples or languages.
- Of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch.
- (used with a pl. verb)a. The people of the Netherlands.b. Archaic A Germanic people.c. The Pennsylvania Dutch.
- a. The official West Germanic language of the Netherlands and one of the official languages of Belgium.b. Archaic One or more of the West Germanic languages of Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries.c. See Pennsylvania Dutch.
- Slang Anger or temper.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English Duch, German, Dutch
Origin: , from Middle Dutch Dūtsch; see teutā- in Indo-European roots
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