patiënt

Meaning

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

Concepts

patient

client

customer

inpatient

Synonyms

patiënte

zieke

cliënt

klant

Translations

Patient

patient

paciente

paciente

paziente

ασθενής

pacient

مريض

🤢

infirme

malade

🤢

pacient

doente

🤢

hasta

🤢

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɑˈʃɛnt/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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

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