zwartgallig
Dutch
Etymology
From zwart + gal + -ig. Calque of Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzʋɑrtˈɣɑ.ləx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwart‧gal‧lig
Adjective
zwartgallig (comparative zwartgalliger, superlative zwartgalligst)
- somber, pessimistic
- Near-synonym: zwaarmoedig
Inflection
| Inflection of zwartgallig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | zwartgallig | |||
| inflected | zwartgallige | |||
| comparative | zwartgalliger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | zwartgallig | zwartgalliger | het zwartgalligst het zwartgalligste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | zwartgallige | zwartgalligere | zwartgalligste |
| n. sing. | zwartgallig | zwartgalliger | zwartgalligste | |
| plural | zwartgallige | zwartgalligere | zwartgalligste | |
| definite | zwartgallige | zwartgalligere | zwartgalligste | |
| partitive | zwartgalligs | zwartgalligers | — | |
Derived terms
- zwartgalligheid
Related terms
- zwarte gal
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