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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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 (file) - Hyphenation: pro‧feet
- Rhymes: -eːt
Noun
profeet m (plural profeten, diminutive profeetje n, feminine profetes)
- prophet, a messenger chosen by God
- soothsayer, one who predicts the future
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