drought

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
2. (broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) dryness, aridness, dry heat

Concepten

droogte

droogheid

Tegenovergesteld aan

winning streak

Synoniemen

dryness

dry weather

drouth

famine

aridity

thirst

dry

scarcity

dry spell

aridness

dearth

xerotes

shortage

water shortage

dry season

drought disaster

crop failure

dry damage

rain-shortage

rainlessness

want of rain

want of water

year of drought

dehydration

lack of rainfall

heat

Vertalingen

sécheresse

sequía

siccità

Dürre

seca

ξηρασία

Trockenheit

disette

sequera

جفاف

kuraklık

sècheresse

famine

Wassermangel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dɹaʊt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: droghte

Overgenomen van Oudengels: drūgaþ

Verwant aan Nederlands: droogte

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: Dröögde

In summary

From Middle English droghte, drouȝte, druhhþe, druȝþe, drouȝth, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).