armzalig

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German armselig. Analysed as arm (poor) +‎ zalig (blessed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑrmˈzaː.ləx/
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  • Hyphenation: arm‧za‧lig
  • Rhymes: -aːləx

Adjective

armzalig

  1. pitiful, miserable, paltry
    De hulptroepen bivakkeerden tijdens de veldtocht in armzalige krotten.
    The auxiliary troops bivouacked in shabby shanties during the military campaign.

Declension

Declension of armzalig
uninflected armzalig
inflected armzalige
comparative armzaliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial armzalig armzaliger het armzaligst
het armzaligste
indefinite m./f. sing. armzalige armzaligere armzaligste
n. sing. armzalig armzaliger armzaligste
plural armzalige armzaligere armzaligste
definite armzalige armzaligere armzaligste
partitive armzaligs armzaligers

Derived terms