genieten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch genieten, from Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ nieten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnitə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -itən
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Verb

genieten

  1. (intransitive) to enjoy oneself, to have a pleasant experience
  2. (intransitive) to enjoy [+ van (object)]
    Geniet van het leven zolang het nog kan.
    Enjoy life while you still can.
  3. (transitive) to enjoy, to use or benefit from

Inflection

Inflection of genieten (strong class 2, prefixed)
infinitive genieten
past singular genoot
past participle genoten
infinitive genieten
gerund genieten n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular geniet genoot
2nd person sing. (jij) geniet genoot
2nd person sing. (u) geniet genoot
2nd person sing. (gij) geniet genoot
3rd person singular geniet genoot
plural genieten genoten
subjunctive sing.1 geniete genote
subjunctive plur.1 genieten genoten
imperative sing. geniet
imperative plur.1 geniet
participles genietend genoten
1) Archaic.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ nieten.

Verb

genieten

  1. to eat, to consume
  2. to withstand, to endure [+genitive]
  3. to profit from, to enjoy the benefit of [+genitive]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “ghenieten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “genieten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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