zoet
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zut/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zoet
- Rhymes: -ut
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch soete, from Old Dutch suoti, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.
Inflection
Inflection of zoet | ||||
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uninflected | zoet | |||
inflected | zoete | |||
comparative | zoeter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | zoet | zoeter | het zoetst het zoetste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | zoete | zoetere | zoetste |
n. sing. | zoet | zoeter | zoetste | |
plural | zoete | zoetere | zoetste | |
definite | zoete | zoetere | zoetste | |
partitive | zoets | zoeters | — |
Derived terms
- appelzoet
- bitterzoet
- mierzoet
- zeemzoet
- zoetachtig
- zoeterik
- zoetheid
- zoethouder
- zoethout
- zoetig
Descendants
- Afrikaans: soet
Etymology 2
From the adjective zoet.
Noun
zoet n (uncountable)
- sweets
- (figuratively) good things in life
- an endearment similar to English sweetie or sweetheart.
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch soet, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą.
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
zoet
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zoeten
- imperative of zoeten
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