profeet

From Dutch profeet, from Middle Dutch prophete, from Old French prophete, from Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

• IPA^(key): /prʊəˈfɪət/

profeet (plural profete, diminutive profeetjie)

1. prophet

From Middle Dutch prophete, from Old French prophete, from Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”).

• IPA^(key): /proːˈfeːt/

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• Hyphenation: pro‧feet
• Rhymes: -eːt

profeet m (plural profeten, diminutive profeetje n, feminine profetes or profete)

1. a prophet, a messenger chosen by God
2. a soothsayer, one who predicts the future

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• Afrikaans: profeet
• → Sranan Tongo: profeiti