zinkgat
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈzɪŋk.xɑt/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) entrance for loading a cannon
- (obsolete) vertical shaft in a sewage system
- sinkhole
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish zinken (sink) + Dutch, Flemish gat (hole, cavity, arse, rump, port, gate).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
gat
Gloss
hole, cavity, arse, rump, port, gate
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afzinken Dutch, Flemish
- bezinken Dutch, Flemish
- buitengaats Dutch, Flemish
- gat Dutch, Flemish
- gatlikker Dutch, Flemish
- kaalgat Dutch, Flemish
- kattengat Dutch, Flemish
- keelgat Dutch, Flemish
- klankgat Dutch, Flemish
- knoopsgat Dutch, Flemish
- mangat Dutch, Flemish
- neusgat Dutch, Flemish
- ontzinken Dutch, Flemish
- ozongat Dutch, Flemish
- poepgat Dutch, Flemish
- schietgat Dutch, Flemish
- sleutelgat Dutch, Flemish
- spongat Dutch, Flemish
- taartgat Dutch, Flemish
- verzinken Dutch, Flemish
- witgat Dutch, Flemish
- zeegat Dutch, Flemish
- zinken Dutch, Flemish
- zinklood Dutch, Flemish
- gat Middle Dutch
- sinken Middle Dutch
- gat Afrikaans
- gatvol Afrikaans
- sink Afrikaans