patiënt

See also: patient and Patient

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of pati (“to suffer, endure”); akin to Greek πάσχειν (páskhein, “to suffer”); see pathos, from Proto-Indo-European *pē(i)- "to hurt" [Pokorny pē(i)- 792].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑˈsʲɛnt/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ti‧ent

Noun

patiënt m (plural patiënten, diminutive patiëntje n)

  1. (medicine) patient, someone who receives therapeutic treatment
  2. (figuratively) someone/something getting some help

Derived terms

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