zoet

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zut/

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• Hyphenation: zoet
• Rhymes: -ut

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch soete, from Old Dutch suoti, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dus.

Adjective

zoet (comparative zoeter, superlative zoetst)

1. sweet

Inflection

Declension of zoet
uninflected	zoet
inflected	zoete
comparative	zoeter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		zoet	zoeter	het zoetst het zoetste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	zoete	zoetere	zoetste
	n. sing.	zoet	zoeter	zoetste
	plural	zoete	zoetere	zoetste
definite		zoete	zoetere	zoetste
partitive		zoets	zoeters	—

Derived terms

• appelzoet
• bitterzoet
• mierzoet
• zeemzoet
• zoetachtig
• zoeterik
• zoetheid
• zoethouder
• zoethout
• zoetig

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: soet

See also

• (tastes) smaak; bitter, zoet, zout, zuur ^{(Category: nl:Taste)}

Etymology 2

From the adjective zoet.

Noun

zoet n (uncountable)

1. sweets
2. (figuratively) good things in life
3. an endearment similar to English sweetie or sweetheart.

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch soet, from Proto-Germanic *sōtą.

Noun

zoet n (uncountable)

1. (dated) soot

   Synonym: roet

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zoet

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of zoeten
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of zoeten