zoet

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zut/

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• Hyphenation: zoet
• Rhymes: -ut

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch soete, from Old Dutch suoti, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.

Adjective

zoet (comparative zoeter, superlative zoetst)

1. sweet-tasting
2. sweet, pleasant
3. calm; well-behaved, like an obedient child

   Synonym: braaf

4. fresh, potable, not saline

   Coordinate terms: brak, zout

Declension

Declension of zoet
uninflected	zoet
inflected	zoete
comparative	zoeter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		zoet	zoeter	het zoetst het zoetste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zoete	zoetere	zoetste
	n. sing.	zoet	zoeter	zoetste
	plural	zoete	zoetere	zoetste
definite		zoete	zoetere	zoetste
partitive		zoets	zoeters	—

Derived terms

• appelzoet
• bitterzoet
• mierzoet
• ontzoeten
• verzoeten
• zeemzoet
• zoet water
• zoetachtig
• zoete inval
• zoetekauw
• zoeten
• zoeterik
• zoetgevooisd
• zoetheid
• zoethouder
• zoethout
• zoetig
• zoetje
• zoetjes aan
• zoetsappig
• zuurzoet

Descendants

• Afrikaans: soet
• Berbice Creole Dutch: suti, sutu
• Negerhollands: soet, sut
• Petjo: soet
• Skepi Creole Dutch: soot

See also

• (tastes) smaak; bitter, zoet, zout, zuur ^{(Category: nl:Taste)}

Etymology 2

From the adjective zoet.

Noun

zoet n (uncountable)

1. the sweet taste
2. sweets, such as candy
3. (figuratively) good things in life
4. an endearment similar to English sweetie or sweetheart

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch soet, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą.

Noun

zoet n (uncountable)

1. (dated) soot

   Synonym: roet

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zoet

1. inflection of zoeten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative