geduldig

Dutch

Etymology

geduld + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈdʏldəx/
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Adjective

geduldig (comparative geduldiger, superlative geduldigst)

  1. patient (ability or willingness to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering)

Inflection

Inflection of geduldig
uninflected geduldig
inflected geduldige
comparative geduldiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geduldiggeduldigerhet geduldigst
het geduldigste
indefinite m./f. sing. geduldigegeduldigeregeduldigste
n. sing. geduldiggeduldigergeduldigste
plural geduldigegeduldigeregeduldigste
definite geduldigegeduldigeregeduldigste
partitive geduldigsgeduldigers

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: geduldig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedultic, from Old High German gidultig; adjectival form of Geduld. Cognate with Old English geþyldig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdʊldɪç/
  • (file)

Adjective

geduldig (strong nominative masculine singular geduldiger, comparative geduldiger, superlative am geduldigsten)

  1. patient (ability or willingness to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering)
    Antonym: ungeduldig
    Sei geduldig, das braucht Zeit.
    Be patient, this takes time.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • geduldig” in Duden online
  • geduldig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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