gevoel

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch gevoel.

Noun

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gevoel (plural gevoelens)

  1. feeling
    1. emotion, pathos
    2. intuition, opinion impression

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gevoel

  1. past participle of voel

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈvul/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧voel
  • Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

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From gevoelen or ge- +‎ voelen.

Noun

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gevoel n (plural gevoelens or gevoelen)

  1. feeling, emotion
    Ze kon haar gevoelens van vreugde en opwinding niet verbergen toen ze het goede nieuws hoorde.
    She couldn't hide her feelings of joy and excitement when she heard the good news.
    Hij is een man van weinig gevoel, en toont zelden emotie.
    He is a man of little emotion, and rarely shows feelings.
Usage notes
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The plural gevoelen is correct according to prescriptive grammar but rarely used. The plural gevoelens is the common plural.

Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: gevoel
  • Negerhollands: gevoel
  • Petjo: gevoel
  • Papiamentu: heful, eful

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gevoel

  1. inflection of gevoelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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