genoeg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch genoeg.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

genoeg

1. 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/

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• Rhymes: -ux

Determiner

genoeg

1. enough
2. plenty

Synonyms

• voldoende
• zat

Derived terms

• genoegdoening
• genoegen

 

Related terms

• geneugte

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: genoeg
• Berbice Creole Dutch: gunuku
• Jersey Dutch: xjenux
• Negerhollands: genoeg, genug, gnug
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: genn (dated)

Adverb

genoeg

1. 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.

Derived terms

• nagenoeg