doet

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch doet, third-person singular present of doen, whence Afrikaans doen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

doet (present doet, present participle doende, past participle gedoet)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of doen

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dut/

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• Rhymes: -ut

Verb

doet

1. inflection of doen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːt/, (spelling pronunciation) /dut/

Noun

doet m (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of dood

Usage notes

Many speakers pronounce this spelling with a spelling pronunciation, notably in the Dutch national anthem.

Middle Dutch

Verb

doet

1. inflection of doen:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   3. plural imperative

Adjective

doet

1. Alternative spelling of dôot

Noun

doet

1. Alternative spelling of dôot

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• doen

Noun

doet m or n

1. definite neuter singular of do

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• doen

Noun

doet m or n

1. definite neuter singular of do

Welsh

Alternative forms

• delet, deset, dethet (colloquial)
• deuet, deuit, doit (literary)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /doːɨ̯t/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɔi̯t/

Verb

doet

1. second-person singular conditional colloquial of dod

Mutation