kwijt

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɛi̯t/

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

From Middle Dutch quite, from Medieval Latin quitus (“discharged, released (from debt)”), a byform of Classical Latin quiētus (“quiet”). Compare Low German quit, quiet, German quitt, Danish kvit, Swedish kvitt, Icelandic kvittur. Doublet of quitte.

kwijt (not comparable)

1. rid (having lost something)

   Ik ben blij dat ik die zorgen kwijt ben. ― I'm happy to be rid of those worries.

2. gone, lost, missing

   Zijn broodwinning is kwijt. ― His livelihood is lost.

This adjective is only rarely used attributively.

• bijster

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kwijt

1. inflection of kwijten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

• wijkt