buiten

From Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch *būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan (“outside of, around, without, except”), equivalent to be- +‎ uit +‎ -en. Cognate to English but, Luxembourgish baussen, West Frisian bûten, Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), Dutch Low Saxon buten.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bui‧ten
• Rhymes: -œy̯tən

buiten

1. outside

   Het is mooi weer, laten we buiten spelen.

   The weather is nice, let's play outside.

• Afrikaans: buite
• Berbice Creole Dutch: bitmo, bitum
• Jersey Dutch: bäute
• Negerhollands: bittie, bytten
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: abidi (archaic)
• → Caribbean Hindustani: boiti

buiten

1. outside, out of

• Afrikaans: buite
• → Sranan Tongo: boiti
  • → Saramaccan: boítí

buiten n (plural buitens, diminutive buitentje n)

1. A mansion and its surrounding estate in the countryside.

   Synonym: buitenplaats