verdrietig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verdrietich. Equivalent to verdriet +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vərˈdri.təx/, /vɛrˈdri.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧drie‧tig
  • Rhymes: -itəx

Adjective

verdrietig (comparative verdrietiger, superlative verdrietigst)

  1. sad (chiefly in relation to the emotions of human and animals)
    Synonyms: droevig, treurig

Inflection
Inflection of verdrietig
uninflected verdrietig
inflected verdrietige
comparative verdrietiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial verdrietigverdrietigerhet verdrietigst
het verdrietigste
indefinite m./f. sing. verdrietigeverdrietigereverdrietigste
n. sing. verdrietigverdrietigerverdrietigste
plural verdrietigeverdrietigereverdrietigste
definite verdrietigeverdrietigereverdrietigste
partitive verdrietigsverdrietigers—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: verdrietig
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