ambacht

Betekenis

1. (neuter) handcraft, artisanry
2. (neuter) a feudal corporation of craftsmen from one (group of) artisanal profession(s)
3. (historical,neuter) legal district
4. (historical,neuter) legal district
5. (neuter) former (Dutch) district for dike management, notably in West Frisia and until 1864 in Rijnland

Koppelteken as

am‧bacht

Geslag

Onsydig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɑmbɑxt/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch ambacht, from Old Dutch ambacht, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos. The same source has led to the form ambt. Cognate with German Amt.