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
Noun
profeet (plural profete, diminutive profeetjie)
Dutch
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
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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