ticht

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz. More at tight.

Adjective

ticht

  1. tight
  2. close; near

Derived terms
  • ticht bie

Scots

Alternative forms
  • thicht

Etymology

From Middle English thyght, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþiht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).

Adjective

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

  1. tight
  2. impervious; impenetrable
  3. In good condition (without damage or holes)
  4. neat; trim

Adverb

ticht (comparative mair ticht, superlative maist ticht)

  1. tightly
  2. closely
  3. neatly

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ticht, from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.

Adjective

ticht

  1. closed, shut
  2. tight, impervious
    in tichte jas ― waterproof coat

Inflection
Inflection of ticht
uninflected ticht
inflected tichte
comparative tichter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial tichttichterit tichtst
it tichtste
indefinite c. sing. tichtetichteretichtste
n. sing. tichttichtertichtste
plural tichtetichteretichtste
definite tichtetichteretichtste
partitive tichtstichters—

Derived terms
  • tichteby
  • tichterby

Further reading
  • “ticht (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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