vuil

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

  1. obscene, indecent, dirty
  2. dishonorable

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl. The adjective is from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz, the noun from Proto-Germanic *fūlą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pū-, *pew-. Akin to English foul, German faul, Danish and Swedish ful.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vœy̯l/
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  • Rhymes: -œy̯l

Adjective

vuil (comparative vuiler, superlative vuilst)

  1. foul, dirty, filthy
  2. obscene, lewd
  3. dishonorable
  4. illegal, improper
  5. (nautical) fouled, having its wetted surface polluted by marine organisms

Inflection
Inflection of vuil
uninflected vuil
inflected vuile
comparative vuiler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vuilvuilerhet vuilst
het vuilste
indefinite m./f. sing. vuilevuilerevuilste
n. sing. vuilvuilervuilste
plural vuilevuilerevuilste
definite vuilevuilerevuilste
partitive vuilsvuilers—

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vuil
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fili
  • Negerhollands: väul
  • Petjo: vuil

Noun

vuil n (uncountable, diminutive vuiltje n)

  1. dirt, filth
  2. garbage, trash, waste, litter

Derived terms
  • grofvuil
  • straatvuil
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