afstand

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch afstand.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaf.stant/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

afstand (plural afstande)

  1. distance

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to af (off) +‎ stand (standing), calque of German Abstand (distance, interval), which is in turn a calque of Latin distantia

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /avstanˀ/, [ˈɑwˌsd̥anˀ]

Noun[edit]

afstand c (singular definite afstanden, plural indefinite afstande)

  1. distance

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From afstaan. Equivalent to af +‎ stand.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑf.stɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧stand

Noun[edit]

afstand m (plural afstanden, diminutive afstandje n)

  1. distance
    afstand doen van: to cede; to abdicate
    afstand nemen van: to distance oneself of
    Synonym: verte
  2. offset
  3. offstand

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: afstand
  • Caribbean Javanese: afstan

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

afstand

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳