duchtig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch duchtich, from Old Dutch *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. Equivalent to modern deugen (“to be virtuous”) + -ig. Originally an adjective, but chiefly used as an adverb in modern Dutch.
Cognate with German tüchtig (“efficient, capable, hard, competent, big”), English doughty, Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʏx.təx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: duch‧tig
Adjective
Inflection
Inflection of duchtig | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
uninflected | duchtig | |||
inflected | duchtige | |||
comparative | duchtiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | duchtig | duchtiger | het duchtigst het duchtigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | duchtige | duchtigere | duchtigste |
n. sing. | duchtig | duchtiger | duchtigste | |
plural | duchtige | duchtigere | duchtigste | |
definite | duchtige | duchtigere | duchtigste | |
partitive | duchtigs | duchtigers | — |
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.