tempeest

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch tempeest, from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛmˈpeːst/ Hyphenation: tem‧peest Rhymes: -eːst === Noun === tempeest n (plural tempeesten, diminutive tempeestje n) tempest, storm (figurative) hard time, dire straits 1628, Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", (modern, redacted version), couplet 12.