genoeg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch genoeg.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

genoeg

1. enough

   Dis genoeg!

   That's enough!

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch genuch, from Old Dutch *ginuog, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with West Frisian genôch, German genug, English enough, Low German noog, Swedish nog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈnux/

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• Rhymes: -ux

Determiner

genoeg

1. enough
2. plenty

Synonyms

• voldoende
• zat

Derived terms

• genoegdoening
• genoegen

 

Related terms

• geneugte

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: genoeg
• Berbice Creole Dutch: gunuku
• Jersey Dutch: xjenux
• Negerhollands: genoeg, genug, gnug
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: genn (dated)

Adverb

genoeg

1. enough, to enough of a degree, with sufficient frequency

Derived terms

• nagenoeg