profeet

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin propheta (through Old French prophete), from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

profeet m (plural profeten, diminutive profeetje n, feminine profete)

  1. a prophet, a messenger chosen by God

profeet m, f (plural profeten, diminutive profeetje n)

  1. a soothsayer, one who predicts the future

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