patiënt

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See also: patient and Patient

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: pasiënt
  • Indonesian: pasien
  • Papiamentu: pashènt