Masculine

From Middle Dutch dijc, from Old Dutch dīc, from Proto-West Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare German Teich and Deich, West Frisian dyk, English ditch, Icelandic díki), from Proto-Indo-European *dheigʷ.

Cognate with German

Teich

Cognate with Western Frisian

dyk

Cognate with English

ditch

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De rivier overstroomde bijna ieder jaar tot ze uiteindelijk een nieuwe dijk gebouwd hebben .

The river flooded almost every year until they finally built a new dike.

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dijk

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɛi̯k/

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