patiënt

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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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑˈʃɛnt/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ti‧ent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

patiënt m (plural patiënten, diminutive patiëntje n, feminine patiënte)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: pasiënt
  • → Indonesian: pasien
  • → Papiamentu: pashènt
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