toekomst

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dutch

[edit]
Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle Dutch toecomste (arrival, visit). Equivalent to toe +‎ komst. Temporal use developed first in the adjective toekomstig. Such use of the noun (ca. 1800) appears to follow German Zukunft, in which it is general since the 18th century and attested since the 14th.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtukɔmst/, [ˈtu.kɔmst]
  • Hyphenation: toe‧komst

Noun

[edit]

toekomst f (plural toekomsten)

  1. future
    Coordinate terms: verleden (past), heden (present)
    We moeten plannen maken voor de toekomst.
    We need to make plans for the future.

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Afrikaans: toekoms
  • Negerhollands: toekomst, tukomst

See also

[edit]