profeet

See also: Profeet

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prʊəˈfɪət/

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Noun

profeet (plural profete, diminutive profeetjie)

1. prophet

Dutch

Alternative forms

• propheet (archaic)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proːˈfeːt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pro‧feet
• Rhymes: -eːt

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• ziener

Derived terms

• profetes
• profetisch

Descendants

• Afrikaans: profeet
• Negerhollands: profeet
• → Papiamentu: profeet (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: profeiti