het ornaat
priestly vestment
noun · /ɔrˈnaːt/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het ornaat?
Forms
- Article
- het ornaat
- Also means
- pageantry, ornamentation
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
De priester trok zijn ornaat aan.
The priest put on his vestment.
Het ornaat was gemaakt van zijde.
The vestment was made of silk.
Ze bewonderden het oude ornaat.
They admired the old vestment.
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