genieten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch genieten, from Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-West Germanic *ganeutan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- + nieten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnitə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nie‧ten
  • Rhymes: -itən

Verb

genieten

  1. (intransitive) to enjoy oneself, to have a pleasant experience
  2. (intransitive) to enjoy [with van]
    Geniet van het leven zolang het nog kan.
    Enjoy life while you still can.
  3. (transitive) to enjoy, to use or benefit from

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: geniet
  • Negerhollands: geniet

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- + nieten.

Verb

genieten

  1. to eat, to consume
  2. to withstand, to endure [with genitive]
  3. to profit from, to enjoy the benefit of [with genitive]

Inflection

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Descendants

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