FromMiddle Dutchschote,schuete, the same asscheut.
schoot m (pluralschoten,diminutiveschootje n)
- the act(ivity) ofshooting
- (metonymic) ashot; theprojectile; therange
- Synonym:schot
- a vegetalshoot
- Synonym:scheut
- (figuratively) various movements
- a shot, some liquid (especially liquor)poured in one movement
- awedge
FromMiddle Dutchschoot, fromOld Dutch*skōt, fromProto-Germanic*skautaz.
schoot m (pluralschoten,diminutiveschootje n)
- lap, upperleg
De Madonna met het kindje Jezus op haarschoot wordt "zetel der Wijsheid" genoemd.- The Madonna with baby Jesus on herlap is called the "seat of Wisdom".
- womb
Want U hebt mijn nieren geschapen, mij in deschoot van mijn moeder geweven.- For you formed my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother'swomb.
- (figuratively) various corresponding parts of certain vestments, animals and objects
- sheet(certain ropes used in sailing)
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
schoot
- singularpastindicative ofschieten
