buiten

See also: buiten-

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch *būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan (“outside of, around, without, except”), equivalent to be- +‎ uit +‎ -en. Cognate to English but, Luxembourgish baussen, West Frisian bûten, Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), Dutch Low Saxon buten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: bui‧ten
  • Rhymes: -œy̯tən

Adverb

buiten

  1. outside
    Het is mooi weer, laten we buiten spelen.
    The weather is nice, let's play outside.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: buite
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bitmo, bitum
  • Jersey Dutch: bäute
  • Negerhollands: bittie, bytten
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: abidi (archaic)
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: boiti

Preposition

buiten

  1. outside, out of

Inflection
Pronominal adverbs of buiten
preposition buiten
postpositional adv. buiten
+ het (it) erbuiten
+ dit (this) hierbuiten
+ dat (that) daarbuiten
+ wat (what) waarbuiten
+ iets (something) ergens buiten
+ niets (nothing) nergens buiten
+ alles (everything) overal buiten

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: buite
  • → Sranan Tongo: boiti
    • → Saramaccan: boítí

Noun

buiten n (plural buitens, diminutive buitentje n)

  1. A mansion and its surrounding estate in the countryside.
    Synonym: buitenplaats
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