buiten
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See also: buiten-
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch *būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan (“outside of, around, without, except”), equivalent to be- + uit + -en. Cognate to English but, Luxembourgish baussen, West Frisian bûten, Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), Dutch Low Saxon buten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]buiten
- outside
- Het is mooi weer, laten we buiten spelen.
- The weather is nice, let's play outside.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: buite
- Berbice Creole Dutch: bitmo, bitum
- Jersey Dutch: bäute
- Negerhollands: bittie, bytten
- → Virgin Islands Creole: abidi (archaic)
- → Caribbean Hindustani: boiti
Preposition
[edit]buiten
Declension
[edit]Pronominal adverbs of buiten
preposition | buiten |
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postpositional adv. | buiten |
+ het (it) | erbuiten |
+ dit (this) | hierbuiten |
+ dat (that) | daarbuiten |
+ wat (what) | waarbuiten |
+ iets (something) | ergens buiten |
+ niets (nothing) | nergens buiten |
+ alles (everything) | overal buiten |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Noun
[edit]buiten n (plural buitens, diminutive buitentje n)
- a mansion and its surrounding estate in the countryside
- Synonym: buitenplaats
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