tempeest

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tempeest, from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɛmˈpeːst/
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  • Hyphenation: tem‧peest
  • Rhymes: -eːst

Noun

tempeest n (plural tempeesten, diminutive tempeestje n)

  1. tempest, storm
  2. (figuratively) hard time, dire straits
    • 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 12.
      Zo het de wil des Heren / op dien tijd had geweest, / had ik geern willen keren / van u dit zwaar tempeest.
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