privaat

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch privaet (“private; privy”), from Latin privātus (“private”) and privāta (“privy, outhouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /priˈvaːt/

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• Hyphenation: pri‧vaat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

privaat (not comparable)

1. private, personal

Inflection

Declension of privaat
uninflected	privaat
inflected	private
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		privaat
indefinite	m./f. sing.	private
	n. sing.	privaat
	plural	private
definite		private
partitive		privaats

Noun

privaat n (plural privaten)

1. A privy, an outhouse.

   Synonyms: kakhuis, schijthuis, secreet

2. (by extension) A toilet.

   Synonyms: toilet, wc