genieten

From Middle Dutch genieten, from Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-West Germanic *ganeutan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ nieten.

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈnitə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧nie‧ten
• Rhymes: -itən

genieten

1. (intransitive) to enjoy oneself, to have a pleasant experience
2. (intransitive) to enjoy [with van]

   Geniet van het leven zolang het nog kan.

   Enjoy life while you still can.

3. (transitive) to enjoy, to use or benefit from

• genot
• nut

• Afrikaans: geniet
• Negerhollands: geniet

From Old Dutch *giniotan, from Proto-Germanic *ganeutaną. Equivalent to ge- +‎ nieten.

genieten

1. to eat, to consume
2. to withstand, to endure [with genitive]
3. to profit from, to enjoy the benefit of [with genitive]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: genieten
• Limburgish: genete

• “ghenieten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “genieten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN