soortgenoot

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of soort +‎ genoot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːrt.xəˌnoːt/

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• Hyphenation: soort‧ge‧noot

Noun

soortgenoot m (plural soortgenoten, diminutive soortgenootje n)

1. an organism belonging to the same species (in usage sometimes translatable as congener)
2. (figurative) one's peer, equal, counterpart, member of the same group
3. (figurative) an object of the same type or category