ontbijt

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔntˈbɛi̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ont‧bijt
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ontbijt, also inbijt, equivalent to ont- +‎ bijt (“a bite”). Compare German Imbiss (“snack”).

Noun

ontbijt n (plural ontbijten, diminutive ontbijtje n)

  1. a breakfast, first meal of the day, usually in the morning
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: ontbyt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ontbijt

  1. inflection of ontbijten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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