diep

• diip (obsolete)

From Dutch diep, from Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch diep, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

• IPA^(key): /dip/

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diep (attributive diep, comparative dieper, superlative diepste)

1. deep, down low
2. profound

• dijp (obsolete)

From Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch diep, from Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Compare Low German diep, deep, West Frisian djip, English deep, German tief, Danish dyb, Norwegian dyp.

• IPA^(key): /dip/

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• Hyphenation: diep
• Rhymes: -ip

diep (comparative dieper, superlative diepst)

1. deep, down low

   Antonym: ondiep

2. profound

   Synonyms: diepgaand, diepzinnig

3. intense

• Afrikaans: diep
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dipu
• Negerhollands: diep, dip
• →? Sranan Tongo: dipi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: dipi

diep n (uncountable)

1. the deep, profound part of a body of water
2. a canal

- hydronyms:

From Proto-West Germanic *deup, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz. Akin to Old English dēop, Old Saxon diop, Old High German tiof, Old Frisian diāp. Old Norse djúpr and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups).

diep (comparative diepiro, superlative diepist)

1. deep

• Middle Dutch: diep
  • Dutch: diep
    • Afrikaans: diep
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: dipu
    • Negerhollands: diep, dip
    • →? Sranan Tongo: dipi
      • → Caribbean Javanese: dipi

“diep”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012