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moeite

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch moeyte. Equivalent to moeien (“to annoy, to bother”) +‎ -te.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmui̯.tə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: moei‧te

Noun

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moeite f (plural moeiten, no diminutive)

  1. effort
    de moeite waard ― worth it
  2. difficulty

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: moeite, moeijten
  • → Aukan: moiti
  • → Kwinti: moiti

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “moeite”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

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