patiënt

Significat (anglès)

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

Amb guionet com

pa‧ti‧ent

Gènere

♂️ Masculí

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/pɑˈʃɛnt/

Etimologia (anglès)

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.

Sents

Nadat de laatste patiënt weg was waste de dokter grondig zijn handen .

After the last patient was gone, the doctor washed his hands thoroughly.