ketting

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ketting, from Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.

Noun

ketting (plural kettings or kettinge (dated), diminutive kettinkie)

  1. chain (stretch of concatenated links)
  2. necklace (ornament)

Dutch

Ketting
Aandrijfketting
Halsketting

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.tɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ket‧ting
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Noun

ketting f (plural kettingen, diminutive kettinkje n)

  1. chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
  2. necklace

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ketting
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: kettinggi
  • Jersey Dutch: kätting
  • Negerhollands: ketting, ketiṅ
  • Aukan: keti
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjetting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjetting
  • Saramaccan: keti
  • Sranan Tongo: keti
    • Lokono: ketin
    • Caribbean Hindustani: keti
    • Caribbean Javanese: kèti
  • Swedish: kätting

See also

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