genade

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch genâde, from Old Dutch ginātha.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnaːdə/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧na‧de
  • Rhymes: -aːdə

Noun

genade f (plural genaden or genades, diminutive genadetje n)

  1. mercy
  2. (theology, uncountable) grace (free and undeserved favour, especially of God)
    de genade Godsthe grace of God

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: genade, genad, gnad, gnade

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch ginātha.

Noun

genâde f

  1. favour
  2. help, support
  3. mercy
  4. forgiveness
  5. pity
  6. permission

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative genâde genâden
accusative genâde genâden
genitive genâde, genâden genâden
dative genâde, genâden genâden

Descendants

  • Dutch: genade
  • Limburgish: gnäöj

Further reading

  • ghenade”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “genade”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Verb

genade

  1. past indicative of gena