Neuter

roet

Meaning

  1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) soot (fine dark particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of organic material or fuel)
  2. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) a fungus type

Concepts

Synonyms

rookzwart

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/rut/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch roet, from Old Dutch *rōt, from Proto-Germanic *hrōtaz (“soot”).

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