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Dutch
Etymology
From afkomst (“origin”) + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑfˈkɔm.stəx/
- Hyphenation: af‧kom‧stig
Adjective
afkomstig (not comparable)
- originating
2003, Dutch Wikipedia on Ibn Battuta, (Please provide the book title or journal name):Ibn Battuta was een Berberse reiziger en auteur, afkomstig uit Tanger in het huidige Marokko.- Ibn Battuta was a Berber traveller and author, originating from Tanger in present-day Morocco.
Usage notes
Usually followed by uit (“out of”) or van (“from”).
Declension