duchtig
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch duchtich, from Old Dutch *duhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. Equivalent to modern deugen (“to be virtuous”) + -ig. Originally an adjective, but chiefly used as an adverb in modern Dutch.
Cognate with German tüchtig (“efficient, capable, hard, competent, big”), English doughty, Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]duchtig
- to a high degree, considerably
Adjective
[edit]duchtig (comparative duchtiger, superlative duchtigst)
Declension
[edit]Declension of duchtig | ||||
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uninflected | duchtig | |||
inflected | duchtige | |||
comparative | duchtiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | duchtig | duchtiger | het duchtigst het duchtigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | duchtige | duchtigere | duchtigste |
n. sing. | duchtig | duchtiger | duchtigste | |
plural | duchtige | duchtigere | duchtigste | |
definite | duchtige | duchtigere | duchtigste | |
partitive | duchtigs | duchtigers | — |
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