mijt

 

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mijt

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• IPA^(key): /mɛi̯t/

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• Homophones: meid, mijd, mijdt

From Middle Dutch mite, from Old Dutch *mīta, from Proto-Germanic *mītōn.

mijt f (plural mijten, diminutive mijtje n)

1. mite (a tiny, arachnid bug)

From Middle Dutch mite, from Latin mēta.

mijt f (plural mijten, diminutive mijtje n)

1. stack, neatly laid pile

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mijt f (plural mijten, diminutive mijtje n)

1. (numismatics) a former copper coin, 1/24 of a groot
2. pittance

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]