ziekte

Meaning

(feminine) the state of sickness
(feminine) an illness, disease

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ziek‧te

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈziktə/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch siecte. Equivalent to ziek (“sick, ill”) + -te (“-ness, -th”).

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Sentences

Toch lijkt de ziekte voor veel mensen niet
🚫

te bestaan .

But a lot of people act as if AIDS does not exist.

Een kwart zal aan
🔛

deze ziekte sterven
💀

.

One-quarter will die from the disease.

Toch transporteren ze de ziekte niet
🚫

.

But they do not export the disease.

Tuberculose is een te behandelen ziekte .

Tuberculosis is a treatable disease.

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