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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch *būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan (“outside of, around, without, except”), equivalent to be- + uit + -en. Cognate to English but, Luxembourgish baussen, West Frisian bûten, Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), Dutch Low Saxon buten.
Pronunciation
Adverb
buiten
- outside
Het is mooi weer, laten we buiten spelen.- The weather is nice, let's play outside.
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Preposition
buiten
- outside, out of
Declension
Pronominal adverbs of buiten
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Noun
buiten n (plural buitens, diminutive buitentje n)
- a mansion and its surrounding estate in the countryside
- Synonym: buitenplaats