schuit

Dutch

Alternative forms

schuyt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schute, from Old Dutch skūta. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxœy̯t/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: schuit
Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

schuit f (plural schuiten, diminutive schuitje n)

A boat or small ship, usually a flat-bottomed one used for inland navigation or less commonly for coastal navigation

Derived terms

bomschuit
kaagschuit
modderschuit
schuitengat
schuitenvoerder
schuitjevaren
schuitvormig
trekschuit
turfschuit
vissersschuit
zuipschuit

Descendants

Afrikaans: skuit
→ English: schuyt

Middle English

Alternative forms

scoute, skoute
shoute, shute
scut (> and = modern English)

Noun

schuit

A flat-bottomed boat, barge
The master of or other sailor on such a boat

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