diep

See also: Diep, Diệp, and Điệp

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

diip (obsolete)

Etymology

From Dutch diep, from Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch *diop, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dip/
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Adjective

diep (attributive diep, comparative dieper, superlative diepste)

deep, down low
profound

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch *diop, from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Compare Low German deep, West Frisian djip, English deep, German tief, Danish dyb, Norwegian dyp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dip/
audio (file)
Hyphenation: diep
Rhymes: -ip

Adjective

diep (comparative dieper, superlative diepst)

deep, down low
Antonym: ondiep
profound
Synonyms: diepgaand, diepzinnig
intense

Inflection

Inflection of diep
uninflected	diep
inflected	diepe
comparative	dieper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		diep	dieper	het diepst het diepste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	diepe	diepere	diepste
	n. sing.	diep	dieper	diepste
	plural	diepe	diepere	diepste
definite		diepe	diepere	diepste
partitive		dieps	diepers	—

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: diep
Berbice Creole Dutch: dipu
Negerhollands: diep, dip
→? Sranan Tongo: dipi
- → Caribbean Javanese: dipi

Noun

diep n (uncountable)

the deep, profound part of a body of water
a canal

Derived terms

- hydronyms:

Aduarderdiep
Boterdiep
Damsterdiep
Dwarsdiep
Hoendiep
Hoerediep
Kieldiep
Kolonelsdiep
Lettelberterdiep
Makkumerdiep
Meedenerdiep
Meppelerdiep
Nieuwe Diep
Oosterdiep
Pekelderdiep
Slochterdiep
Steenwijkerdiep
Veendiep
Winschoterdiep
Winsumerdiep
Wolddiep

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