tuig

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) thing
2. (neuter) physical device, contraption
3. (neuter) riff-raff
4. (neuter) rig, rigging
5. (neuter) harness

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of tuigen:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of tuigen:

Concepts

rabble

riff-raff

harness

riffraff

tackle

ragtag

rig

rigging

scum

craft

trash

crowds

engine

gear

⚙️

raff

Synonyms

gespuis

uitschot

rommel

schorremorrie

geteisem

pak

📦

zootje

janhagel

rapalje

gereedschap

span

toestel

schorem

volk

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rifraf

gajes

gareel

canaille

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tœy̯x/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *teug, from Proto-Germanic *tiugiją, *teugą (“stuff, matter, device”), from *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Zeug (“thing, device”).