naakt

• nakend (dialectal)

From Middle Dutch naket, naect, from Old Dutch nakot, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (“naked, bare”). Cognate with Low German naakd, German nackt, English naked, West Frisian neaken, Danish nøgen, Swedish naken.

• IPA^(key): /naːkt/

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• Rhymes: -aːkt

naakt (comparative naakter, superlative naaktst)

1. nude, not wearing any clothing; can also apply to part of the body with exposed hide
2. naked, bald, without protective fur, feathers etc. on the skin
3. bare, stripped, reduced to its essence

   Zelfs de naakte waarheid verslaan is meer dan de naakte cijfers opgeven: de naakte feiten hebben vaak pas betekenis in samenhang

   Even covering the naked truth is more then listing the naked figures: the naked facts often only have meaning in context

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naakt n (plural naakten, diminutive naaktje n or nakie n)

1. A nude, an artwork representing a naked subject
2. nakie is informally used in the expression In m'n nakie — In the nude

naakt

1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of naken
2. (archaic) plural imperative of naken

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