patiënt

See also: patient and Patient

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of pati (“to suffer, endure”); akin to Greek πάσχειν (páskhein, “to suffer”); see pathos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɑˈʃɛnt/
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Hyphenation: pa‧ti‧ent
Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

patiënt m (plural patiënten, diminutive patiëntje n, feminine patiënte)

(medicine) patient, someone who receives therapeutic treatment
(figuratively) someone/something getting some help

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: pasiënt
→ Indonesian: pasien
→ Papiamentu: pashènt

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