goed

See also: göd

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χut/

Adjective

goed (attributive goeie, comparative beter, superlative beste)

1. good

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣut/

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• Hyphenation: goed
• Rhymes: -ut

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Adjective

goed (comparative beter, superlative best)

1. good

   Ik voel me goed.

   I feel good.

   Het is een goede informatiebron.

   It is a good source of information.

   Antonym: slecht

2. correct, right (factually or morally)

   Helaas, dat antwoord was niet goed.

   Unfortunately, that answer was not correct.

   Sommige mensen zien het verschil niet tussen goed en fout.

   Some people can't see the difference between right and wrong.

   Antonyms: fout, verkeerd

3. all right, fine

   Dat is goed hoor.

   That's all right. That's fine.

Inflection

Declension of goed
uninflected	goed
inflected	goede
comparative	beter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		goed	beter	het best het beste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	goede	betere	beste
	n. sing.	goed	beter	beste
	plural	goede	betere	beste
definite		goede	betere	beste
partitive		goeds	beters	—

Next to the regular form goede, the form goeie is also used informally.

Derived terms

• goed zo
• goedaardig
• goedendag, goeiedag
• goedemorgen, goeiemorgen
• goedenavond, goeienavond
• goedheid
• Goede Vrijdag
• voorgoed

Descendants

• Afrikaans: goed

Adverb

goed

1. well

   Hij speelt goed tennis. — He plays tennis well.

   Antonym: slecht

Usage notes

Adverbs are the same as adjectives, so also the archaic adverb wel (well) is now goed, though it is still used in compounds, see words starting with "wel" in Van Dale.

Noun

goed n (plural goederen, diminutive goedje n)

1. (usually in the plural) goods

   Synonym: waren

2. (archaic) an estate, a manor

   Synonyms: landgoed, hof

3. (informal) clothes, clothing

   Voor het sollicitatiegesprek had hij zich in zijn zondagse goed gestoken, maar zag er desondanks sjofel uit. ― He had donned his best clothes for the job interview, but nevertheless made a shabby impression.

   Synonyms: kleren, kleding, kledij

Derived terms

• gedachtegoed
• landgoed

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

goed

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of goeden
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of goeden

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡoːɨ̯d/
• (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡɔi̯d/
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡoːd/

Noun

goed

1. Soft mutation of coed.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coed	goed	nghoed	choed
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Adjective

goed

1. good

Inflection

Inflection of goed
uninflected	goed
inflected	goede
comparative	better
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		goed	better	it bêst it bêste
indefinite	c. sing.	goede	bettere	bêste
	n. sing.	goed	better	bêste
	plural	goede	bettere	bêste
definite		goede	bettere	bêste
partitive		goeds	betters	—

Further reading

• “goed (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.

Adjective

goed

1. good

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.