genoeg
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adverb
genoeg
- enough
- Dis genoeg!
- That's enough!
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch genuch, from Old Dutch *ginuog, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with West Frisian genôch, German genug, English enough, Low German noog, Swedish nog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈnux/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ux
Determiner
genoeg
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: genoeg
- Berbice Creole Dutch: gunuku
- Jersey Dutch: xjenux
- Negerhollands: genoeg, genug, gnug
- → Virgin Islands Creole: genn (dated)
Adverb
genoeg
- enough, to enough of a degree, with sufficient frequency
- Is de auto groot genoeg voor drie kinderen?
- Is the car big enough for three kids?
Usage notes
When genoeg follows an adjective, the whole word group may be used as an attributive adjective, and inflected as such. For example:
- een groot genoege auto ― a big enough car
This usage is nonstandard.