gebruik

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gebruik (noun) and gebruiken (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χəˈbrœi̯k/
  • (file)

Noun

gebruik (plural gebruike)

  1. use; usage
  2. custom; mores

Verb

gebruik (present gebruik, present participle gebruikende, past participle gebruik)

  1. (transitive) to use

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈbrœy̯k/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧bruik
  • Rhymes: -œy̯k

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gebruuc. Equivalent to a deverbal from gebruiken.

Noun

gebruik n (plural gebruiken, diminutive gebruikje n)

  1. use
    in gebruik nemento put into use
  2. custom, practice
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: gebruik

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gebruik

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gebruiken
  2. imperative of gebruiken
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.