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dyp

Pronunciation: /dyːp/

“dyp” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. deep (having its bottom far down)
  2. low in pitch
  3. fast (of sleep: deep or sound)
  4. profound (having great meaning or import)

noun

  1. deep, depth

Etymology

From Danish dyb, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-. Cognates include Norwegian Nynorsk djup, Swedish djup, German tief, Dutch diep, English deep, and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍀𐍃 (diups).

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