Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From zoetig +‎ -heid.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzu.təxˌɦɛi̯t/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zoe‧tig‧heid

Noun edit

zoetigheid f (plural zoetigheden, diminutive zoetigheidje n)

  1. (collective) sweet foods and drinks, including sweets/candy; (countable) a sweet food or drink
  2. (uncountable) sweetness, saccharine niceness
  3. (uncountable) pleasantness

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: soetigheit