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See also: Profeet
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch profeet, from Middle Dutch prophete, from Old French prophete, from Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
profeet (plural profete, diminutive profeetjie)
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- propheet (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
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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