vatten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈvɑtə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to grasp
  • (transitive) to grasp mentally, to understand
  • (transitive) to catch, to apprehend
  • (transitive) to catch, to be afflicted with a disease

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch vaten inherited from Old Dutch *faton inherited from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (hold, seize, fetch, sieze) affix from Dutch, Flemish vat (vessel, barrel, vat, cask, vein).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

vat

Gloss

vessel, barrel, vat, cask, vein

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

器

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