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moeite

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch moeyte. Equivalent to moeien (“to annoy, to bother”) +‎ -te.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmui̯.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: moei‧te

Noun edit

moeite f (plural moeiten)

  1. effort
  2. difficulty

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: moeite, moeijten
  • → Aukan: moiti
  • → Kwinti: moiti

References edit

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams edit

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