geslacht

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣəˈslɑxt/

noun
Definitions
  • sex
  • gender
  • (grammar) grammatical gender
  • lineage
  • generation
  • (biology) genus

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch geslachte derived from Old Dutch slahta derived from Proto-Germanic *slahtō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*slahtō

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