dicht

Meaning

Adj

1. thick, tight, dense
2. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance)
3. close
4. (colloquial) tight, intoxicated

Adv

closely

Verb

1. (form-of,imperative,singular) singular imperative of dichten
2. (colloquial,first-person,form-of,present,singular) first-person singular present of dichten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪçt/

Etymology

From Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German *dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz.
The modern vocalism is from Middle Low German dicht(e) with Low German shortening before -cht (compare German leicht and German Low German licht). The expected form deicht is attested in early modern German. Cognate with Dutch dicht, English tight.

Sentences

Die Stadt liegt im dicht besiedelten Gürtel von Vororten um Detroit.

The city is located in the densely populated belt of suburbs around Detroit.