genoeg

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch genoeg.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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genoeg

  1. enough
    Dis genoeg!
    That's enough!

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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Determiner

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genoeg

  1. enough
  2. plenty

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Adverb

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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

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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 autoa big enough car

This usage is nonstandard.

Derived terms

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