woestijn

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Cognate with German Wüste, English waste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋusˈtɛi̯n/ Rhymes: -ɛi̯n Hyphenation: woes‧tijn === Noun === woestijn f (plural woestijnen, diminutive woestijntje n) desert (environmental area with very little precipitation) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: woestyn Negerhollands: woestyne, wusteine → Papiamentu: wustein