zacht
Dutch (Brabantic)
/zɑxt/
adj
Definitions
- soft
- gentle
- mild (of weather)
- with low calcium content (of water)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch sachte inherited from Old Dutch sāfti inherited from *samftī (level, even, smooth, soft, gentle).
Origin
*samftī
Gloss
level, even, smooth, soft, gentle
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
軟
Emoji
🎚️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airsoft English
- failsoft English
- hypersoft English
- oversoft English
- semisoft English
- soft English
- soft Brexit English
- soft copy English
- soft robot English
- soft tennis English
- soft-minded English
- softback English
- softbacked English
- softball English
- softbill English
- softboard English
- softbottom English
- softbound English
- softbox English
- softcoat English
- softcode English
- softcover English
- softcovered English
- soften English
- softgel English
- softgoods English
- softhead English
- softheaded English
- softhearted English
- softie English
- softish English
- softleaf English
- softling English
- softlock English
- softly English
- softness English
- softnose English
- softpaste English
- softplus English
- softscape English
- softshell English
- softship English
- software English
- softwater English
- softwear English
- softwood English
- softy English
- supersoft English
- ultrasoft English
- unsoft English
- soft Italian
- aard Dutch, Flemish
- fluweel Dutch, Flemish
- fluweelzacht Dutch, Flemish
- moed Dutch, Flemish
- onzacht Dutch, Flemish
- zachtaardig Dutch, Flemish
- zachtheid Dutch, Flemish
- zachtjes Dutch, Flemish
- zachtmoedig Dutch, Flemish
- zachtzinnig Dutch, Flemish
- soft French
- *semptio- Proto-Indo-European
- ソフト Japanese
- sefte Old English
- softe Old English
- sōfte Old English
- softe Middle English
- onsachte Middle Dutch
- sachte Middle Dutch
- sachtheid Middle Dutch
- sachtmoedich Middle Dutch
- semfti Old High German
- sag Afrikaans
- *samftī gmw-pro
- safti Old Dutch
- sāfti Old Dutch
- *sāfti Old Saxon
- sefte Old Frisian
- sēfte Old Frisian
- zochte West Flemish