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zoet

zoet

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Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zut/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: zoet
Rhymes: -ut

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

zoet (comparative zoeter, superlative zoetst)

sweet-tasting
sweet, pleasant
calm; well-behaved, like an obedient child
Synonym: braaf
fresh, potable, not saline
Coordinate terms: brak, zout

Declension

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

Descendants

Afrikaans: soet
Berbice Creole Dutch: suti, sutu
Negerhollands: soet, sut
Petjo: soet
Skepi Creole Dutch: soot

See also

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

Etymology 2

From the adjective zoet.

Noun

zoet n (uncountable)

the sweet taste
sweets, such as candy
(figuratively) good things in life
an endearment similar to English sweetie or sweetheart

Etymology 3

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

Noun

zoet n (uncountable)

(dated) soot
Synonym: roet

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zoet

inflection of zoeten:
1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
2. imperative