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,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of tuigen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of tuigen:

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”).