zoetigheid

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From zoetig +‎ -heid.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzu.təxˌɦɛi̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zoe‧tig‧heid

Noun[edit]

zoetigheid f (plural zoetigheden, diminutive zoetigheidje n)

  1. (collective) sweet foods and drinks, including sweets/candy; (countable) a sweet food or drink
  2. (uncountable) sweetness, saccharine niceness
  3. (uncountable) pleasantness

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: soetigheit
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