oprecht
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch oprecht, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare English upright, German aufrecht, West Frisian oprjocht. By surface analysis, op- + recht.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
oprecht (comparative oprechter, superlative oprechtst)
- sincere, honest, upright, upstanding
- Antonym: onoprecht
- De dokter is een oprecht man. ― The doctor is an honest man.
- (proscribed) Ik weet oprecht niet wat ik moet doen. ― I honestly don't know what I should do.
Inflection
| Inflection of oprecht | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | oprecht | |||
| inflected | oprechte | |||
| comparative | oprechter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | oprecht | oprechter | het oprechtst het oprechtste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | oprechte | oprechtere | oprechtste |
| n. sing. | oprecht | oprechter | oprechtste | |
| plural | oprechte | oprechtere | oprechtste | |
| definite | oprechte | oprechtere | oprechtste | |
| partitive | oprechts | oprechters | — | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: oprecht
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