gevoel

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χəˈful/

Etymology 1

From Dutch gevoel.

Noun

gevoel (plural gevoelens)

  1. feeling
    1. emotion, pathos
    2. intuition, opinion impression

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gevoel

  1. past participle of voel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈvul/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧voel
  • Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

From gevoelen or ge- + voelen.

Noun

gevoel n (plural gevoelens or gevoelen)

  1. feeling, emotion
    Ze kon haar gevoelens van vreugde en opwinding niet verbergen toen ze het goede nieuws hoorde.
    She couldn't hide her feelings of joy and excitement when she heard the good news.
    Hij is een man van weinig gevoel, en toont zelden emotie.
    He is a man of little emotion, and rarely shows feelings.
Usage notes

The plural gevoelen is correct according to prescriptive grammar but rarely used. The plural gevoelens is the common plural.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: gevoel
  • Negerhollands: gevoel
  • Petjo: gevoel
  • Papiamentu: heful, eful

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gevoel

  1. inflection of gevoelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

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